Orjan is a Swedish PhD student who bought a one-way ticket to Mongolia to work at the base camp of our long-term research project. These are his adventures… It’s getting cold. Or actually, the “microclimates” here differ a lot, making it extremely hard to dress correctly. The last nights have been between 7 and 12 …
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Where Do Snow Leopards Go
Here is a preliminary map of how Aztai is moving: 1. Aztai is collared 2. About two weeks later Aztai is 50 km away 3. About three weeks after being collared, he is back near the base camp
What Bayad Taught Us About Protecting Snow Leopards in Pakistan
Bayad has really put into perspective how challenging it is to protect snow leopards. This map is rough, but explains best what snow leopards are facing: The green circle shows a general outline of a Protected Area set aside, in part, for snow leopards. Definitely it’s an important region for Bayad–as you can see from the …
Hedgehogs in the Neighborhood
At base camp, we receive regular visits from hedgehogs. Some are friendly, some are standoffish, but none of them are afraid of humans. Some, like this one, will even sit on your lap. His name is Narantsetseg II, and he follows our more reserved hedgehog visitor, Narantsetseg I. Narantsetseg I was a grump. She stayed …
Snow Leopard Fast Facts
Here are some numbers we wanted to share with you: Longtail’s tail is 92 cm (36 inches) long–almost as long as his body, which is 118 cm long. The longest distance Aztai has traveled in one day is 11 miles. Compare that to Bayad, the snow leopard that the Trust collared in Pakistan: the longest …
Have we confused anyone yet?
If you’ve been following this blog, you might think there are five–maybe even six–different snow leopards that are named so far: Aztai, Longtail, Eureka (our only girl so far), Bayartai, Uncle and Inquisitive. Well, there are actually only 4, but two go by two different names! Uncle and Aztai are the same cat, and Longtail …
Show me the snow leopard!
Wondering which zoos near you have snow leopards? Traveling and want to visit multiple snow leopards during your trip? The Snow Leopard Trust is working on a grand map that will be able to show you all the zoos in the world that have snow leopards. Our trusted intern James is putting in the long …
Just how cool are these cameras
Here are some facts for you about the trap cameras we are using: they take pictures every 1/2 second they have a four-month battery life (supposedly, have not run out yet) their flash cards each have a 15,ooo picture capacity In addition, the GPS radio collars are really great too. We are receiving about 60% …
New videos up!
Just a note that if you go to our Flickr page, there are four new snow leopard videos. Yes, they are homemade by taking tons of trap camera photos and pieceing them together like a flip book. So, they are a little rough, but fun. There is on called “following the peeper,” and we have …
Snow Leopard Camp Update
Orjan is a Swedish PhD student who bought a one-way ticket to Mongolia to work at the base camp of our long-term research project. These are his adventures… Our first volunteer, Ashley Spearing arrived to Dalandzadgad when Kim and Namshur took off and he has kept me busy. Ashley is a British guy who has …