Great news–as we said earlier, we were having trouble getting uplinks from Tsagaan’s collar. Orjan was able to catch up with Tsagaan again and switch out the collar.
Tag: updates from the field
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …