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 …
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Ashley Sights His First Snow Leopard
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… First of all, perfume works great as attractant [the team is trying to catch a female snow leopard since so far they only have collared males]. Downside …
Second Snow Leopard Collared!
In the early morning of September 14, the members of the base camp research team heard the alert as one of their traps had been triggered… 7:55 am, 14th of September 2008, we did radio-collar the snow leopard formerly known as Longtail. You could almost touch the tension in the car as we were …
Don’t kill the cook
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… At about noon, Kim and Namshur all left the camp. Mije is driving and Oyuna came along. She has been complaining about a bad tooth ache for …
Trap Camera Photos and More
For those of you who are interested in seeing more trap camera photos of snow leopards, check out our Flickr page. You can also see pictures of our base camp, and our “Photo of the Month” series.
Build it and the Snow Leopards Will Come–Maybe
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… I was wrong about catching a cat on the 2nd of September, too bad, we almost caught one though. A week ago a trap camera photographed a …
Thoughts and reflections about life in Mongolia
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… Its warm again. Which is nice, and what makes it even nicer is that it’s not super-hot. Neither the car nor the cook has arrived yet. Kim …
Snow Leopard Trials and Joys
The success of our recent snow leopard capture in Mongolia is something we can all share pride in, but it also carries a lot of responsibility. We now have a live cat with our collar on it, and data streaming in. The welfare of the cat, and how useful the research results prove to be, …
Freezing our #@!#’s off in the Gobi
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… Well, the big thing is that it’s cold! as in really cold. Or maybe not really cold, but it feels really cold cause I’ve gotten used to …
Hampster invasions and other problems
It seems hampsters–yes, those cute little critters you find in pet stores–are native to Mongolia and they are invading the yurts at our base camp. Another problem, this one not quite so cute: gas prices have gone up by 30% and are now equivalent to around $5 (US) /gallon. This is a real challenge considering snow …