Snow Leopard researchers call for ethical standards for wildlife camera trapping
Snow Leopard Trust press release via Mirage News New research published in Ecological Evidence and Solutions explores the ethical and legal responsibilities of capturing humans on wildlife camera traps. Camera traps set out for wildlife research often capture images of people including local community members and suspected poachers. A new ...
Snow leopard research and conservation in the Russian Federation
Russia is host to a unique snow leopard population found at the most northern latitudes of the range, in areas largely bordering Mongolia. The county is at the same time estimated to hold 2% of the global snow leopard population. During the Webinar our guests- Alexander Karnaukhov and Tatiana Ivanitskaya– ...
New Article added to the Bibliography
Please find details below of a new article added to our Bibliography: Title: What Factors Predispose Households in Trans-Himalaya (Central Nepal) to Livestock Predation by Snow Leopards? Authors: Tiwari, M. P., Devkota, B. P., Jackson, R. M., Chhetri, B. B. K., Bagale, S. Abstract: Livestock depredation across the trans-Himalaya causes ...
Snow Leopard Conversations – Paper Discussion with Orjan Johansson
The Snow Leopard Network is pleased to announce a continuation of our series entitled “Snow Leopard Conversations”. This series aims to showcase the latest science and research related to snow leopards. We invite you to meet authors of new publications uploaded to the Snow Leopard Bibliography. These conversations are aimed ...
Blog – Engaging women in conservation – by Ranjini Murali
Capacity development, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Engaging women in conservation Ranjini Murali Conservation Scientist, The Snow Leopard Trust Published Sep 17, 2020 in WildHub Ranjini Murali Conservation Scientist, The Snow Leopard Trust I am presently the conservation scientist at the Snow Leopard Trust. As a part of my role, I support ...
New Articles to the Biblography
Please find below, details of new articles, added to the bibliography: Title: Identifying priority landscapes for conservation of snow leopards in Pakistan Authors: Hameed, S., Din, J. U., Ali, H., Kabir, M., Younas, M., Rehman, E. U., Bari, F., Hao, W., Bischof, R., Nawaz, M. A. Abstract: Pakistan’s total estimated ...
BIODIVERSITY: SNOW LEOPARDS WITH DR LINGYUN XIAO
Dr Lingyun Xiao, of the Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, XJTLU, talks to us about her big cat research. https://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/news/2020/11/biodiversity-snow-leopards-with-dr-lingyun-xiao By Patricia Pieterse ...
SLN Webinar; Using a genetic lens to understand endangered species
The Snow Leopard Network is pleased to announce our seventh SLN webinar of 2020. SLN is dedicating the month of November to exploring Genetics, in particular in support of snow leopard conservation. We already have launched the November training initiative with a module on genetics. The Webinar allows us to ...
Some news from the world of Snow leopards
We are pleased to provide members with a few links where snow leopards were mentioned in the news: A golden age of snow leopard protection in China; Xinhua News Agency Rare footage shows three snow leopards roaming in the wild 12,460 feet above sea level in ChinaBy Emilia Jiang – ...
Module 6: PAWS Snow Leopard Distributions
We are thrilled to build on Module 1 of the SLN training initiative which focussed on camera trapping surveys to assess snow leopard abundance. This coming Module focusses on assessing snow leopard or prey distributions across landscapes. Both Module 1 and 6 aim to support the PAWS (Population Assessing of ...