Camera trap images of snow leopards have been captured for the first time in Uzbekistan, through a joint Panthera/ WWF project. For more details and to see one of the pictures, see http://www.livescience.com/42641-snow-leopard-camera-trap-photos.html ...

Source: http://www.siliconindia.com/realestate/news/WWFIndia-Joins-Hands-with-Tata-Housing-to-Create-CrowdFunding-Campaign-nid-159422.html WWF-India Joins Hands with Tata Housing to Create Crowd-Funding Campaign Monday, January 13, 2014 New Delhi: In a significant step towards garnering more support and awareness for snow leopard conservation in India, WWF-India, in partnership with Tata Housing Development Company, launched Project Save Our Snow Leopards (SOS) by ...

The Snow Leopard Survival Strategy (SLSS) was designed to provide a clear road map for conserving the species. It is a product of the membership of the Snow Leopard Network. Snow Leopard Survival Strategy ...

Source: http://www.ecns.cn/2013/12-03/91032.shtml Date: 03 December 2013 Author: Li Yan, Web Editor, ecns.com A wild snow leopard was recently photographed pursuing a herd of Ibexes at 5,100 meters, the highest altitude of any snow leopard photographed in China. Snow Leopard Network member Ma Ming was quoted in the article. He estimates ...

Palaeontologists have recently unearthed evidence of a previously unknown species of prehistoric big cat, which is believed to be an ancestor to modern snow leopards. See journal article here: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/281/1774/20132686. BBC article full text: Oldest big cat fossil found in Tibet Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24913291 Author: James Morgan, Science reporter, BBC News Date: ...

The State Agency for Environment Protection and Forestry of Kyrgyzstan has announced that the International Snow Leopard Conservation Forum will be held in the upcoming months (in September according to one source, and October according to another). If any Snow Leopard Network member who is planning to attend could send ...

After SLN Steering Committee member Sibylle Noras found a product claiming to contain snow leopard fur on the online shopping site etsy.com, pressure to stop offering endangered species products was exerted on Etsy by the Snow Leopard Trust, along with many other members of the SLN and the general public, using the online petition ...

A study conducted by WCS and the Snow Leopard Trust and published in "Conservation Biology" shows that the increasing demand for cashmere is driving expansion of domestic goat populations, which is leading to conflict between pastoralists and predators in the region, including snow leopards. SLN member Charudutt Mishra conducted the ...

Thanks to the Environmental Graduates in Himalaya for alerting us to this piece of news in Issue 259 of the Headlines Himalaya newsletter. A three-year study carried out by SLN member Som Ale in Annapurna Conservation Area has confirmed the presence of five endangered snow leopards at Bhashu, Namu,  Lupra and Muktinath ...

Panthera has allied with Tibetan Buddhist monasteries to conserve Snow Leopards in the mountainous areas where the monasteries are found. The following article provides a thorough interview with Tom McCarthy and Li Juan. Full text is as follows: Tibetan monks partner with conservationists to protect the snow  leopard Source: http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0610-hance-zacc-mccarthy.html#SEpUrjcuC3twTR0P.99 June 10, ...