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… After the hectic days in late March with snow leopards behind every rock and cords being chewed off [our equipment] and Tsagaan Sar holiday [New Year], we have had some …
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Collar Malfunction
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 had a great time with Jenny and Geir [they just left] and I hope, and think, that they enjoyed the visit. In three days Bo comes here. …
3rd Cat on the Air
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… On February 24th, a third snow leopard was fitted with a GPS radio transmitting collar. For more facts about the snow leopard, click HERE. It all started as I …
Alone
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… Guy and Nadia left camp two days ago and since then I have been here alone. Nadia is always fun to have around and Guy is a really …
Aztai and the Sleeping Bag
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… Note: our team is trying to fit snow leopards with radio collars. Instead of a new snow leopard, they caught Aztai (who was collared in August 2008). This article refers …
We’re Back, Part 2
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… Home again! It really felt like home as I entered the ger (a Mongolian yurt)… But I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t have mixed feelings about …
We’re Back
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… We arrived back in camp this morning, and things look good. A rat (or something similar) has made a hole in the plastic box where we keep the food, …
Pictures from Base Camp
Orjan’s not back at base camp yet, but he is preparing to return and should be there before the end of January. He recently sent us these photos: Friday, the base camp cat, loves to sit up on the gers, scouting the surroundings. The ibex …
Identifying Snow Leopards
Orjan’s not back at base camp yet, but he is preparing to return and should be there before the end of January. A little while ago, we asked him how he uses the trap cameras to ID individual cats: You asked earlier how we identify them. All the cats have a number of “high profile …
Orjan on Break
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… Thanks for following Orjan’s adventures. If you saw this post a few days ago, we have a treat for you: Orjan sent a few last blog posts …