How Women Play a Special Role in Increasing Protection for Snow Leopards
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Summer Snow Leopard Frenzy in India
The summer field season is a time when our India field team sheds their sub-zero coats, and busily makes the most of the warm weather. Here’s a quick look at what they have planned for the short, but intense summer season!
A View to a Kill
See the first ever photos of a snow leopard’s successful hunt and read photographer Adam Riley’s thrilling account of the unforgettable experience! During a snow leopard viewing expedition in India’s Hemis National Park, wildlife photographer Adam Riley was able to observe – and take photos of – a cat hunting and killing a blue sheep. …
Stunning Wild Snow Leopard Pics from India
This beautiful wild snow leopard’s path led it past one of the research cameras our Indian team had deployed in the rugged mountains of Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. photos by NCF India/Snow Leopard Trust/Himachal Pradesh Forest Department. These endangered cats have become increasingly rare in the last decades. Their famously elusive nature makes snow leopards …
Groundbreaking Snow Leopard Study Planned In India
Starting in 2014, the Snow Leopard Trust will partner with NCF India and the Himashal Pradesh Forest Department on a groundbreaking long-term snow leopard study in the Indian Himalayas.
A Snapshot of Our Success in India
With so many projects planned for this year, now is a great time to look back at some of the hard work and success of 2011. One of our focus areas for snow leopard conservation is the Spiti Valley of northern India, and we are proud to share an update about our success! Threat to …
Must-see VIDEO of Mother snow leopard with Cubs
You have to see this (from Koustubh Sharm, our Regional Field Biologist): Here are some pictures (converted into a short video!) of the snow leopards kittens that were photographed in our research site, less than a km from the base-camp. The spontaneous reaction of a loud YEAY was unanimous on seeing this pictures. It seems …
Good news for snow leopards in India
A preliminary report from our team in India: a fourth community has established a grazing-free reserve. Grazing-free reserves are created by herding communities in snow leopard habitat. Part of the grazing area belonging to the village council is protected from livestock and other forms of resource use to enable the recovery of snow leopards and their prey. Three reserves exist in …
Non-boring policy article
Although the Snow Leopard Trust works with national governments to build better protective measures for snow leopard, it’s normally hard to talk about in a non-snoozefest way. But we have awesome information out of India that is very exciting. India just ratified “Project Snow Leopard.” It’s a nationwide plan to protect the Indian Himalayas–a treasure trove of unique …