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, …
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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 …
Title, Snow leopards 2 (maybe 3) – Researchers 0
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… Yesterday morning, Kim woke me up saying ” one of the snares has changed pulse.” “Really” I replied, a bit newly awake. “Yup” she replied and left …
Heavy rain in the Gobi desert
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… Considering that we are at the border to the Gobi desert I must say that it rained quite heavily the night after we caught Aztai so yesterday, …
First GPS Collar Placed
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… [This is an excerpt from a longer article; some sections have been edited down or reordered. To read Orjan’s original letter, click HERE] We caught our first …
Breaking News: GPS Collar Placed on Snow Leopard “Aztai”
This just in from Tom and his team in Mongolia: “Aztai” is the first snow leopard to wear a GPS collar as part of our long-term ecological study. If you would like to hear it from Orjan’s perspective (Orjan is a Swedish PhD student who bought a one-way ticket to Mongolia), click HERE. In the …
See Photos!
Want to see photos from the base camp? Here are two options: Go to the Snow Leopard Trust Flickr site. Photos here will be mostly of snow leopards. We just caught our first snow leopard on trap camera! Check out the Category on the right called “Mongolia: Life at Base Camp Photo Gallery.” In here …
The Challenges of Studying Snow Leopards
Tom, our lead researcher, describes the “pains” of field research in Mongolia. Snares have been set so that snow leopards can be captured and fitted with GPS radio collars. The team will do everything they can to make sure the snares are safe and do not harm snow leopard [to find out more, click HERE]. Part of …
Getting to my new home
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… As we checked in at the airport it turned out that together, the four of us (me, Tom, Kim and Namshur our Mongolian veterinarian) had about 65 kg of …