News Release for SLN
April 2006- Ten years ago this month, Dr. Tom McCarthy placed the first satellite radio-collar on a snow leopard in
The Trust has been actively developing other high-tech research methods for snow leopards to monitor population size and trends, including trap-cameras and pioneering work on genetic finger-printing for the species. Dr. McCarthy, Science and Conservation Director for the Snow Leopard Trust, states that ”Even with the successes of these new methods, there remain a number of questions that can only be addressed through detailed studies involving radio-telemetry. Answering these questions is critical if we are to conserve these amazing animals. Our findings will also help to identify ways of reducing conflicts between herders and leopards, since depredation on livestock is a source of economic hardship to the people and results in a major threat to the cats. This new study will be of great benefit to our conservation efforts.”
The radio-collaring project will be conducted as a partnership between
The Snow Leopard Trust is well situated to conduct the studies, since they have been working in northern Pakistan for more than a decade and have a skilled local staff to see the project successfully through. Dr. McCarthy will be in
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