Snow Leopards Photographed by Trap Camera in Pakistan
Richard Bischof of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and SLN member Muhammad Ali Nawaz of the Snow Leopard Foundation of Pakistan are conducting a Pakistani snow leopard study using scat analysis and camera trapping. Their results so far have recently been published a report in the journal, Methods in ...
Snow Leopard Conservation and Research Facility Planned in Spiti
The Himachal Pradesh State Wildlife Department and the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests is setting up a research centre that will serve as a base for a long-term radio collaring project. For more information, see http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/developmental-issues/HP-to-launch-snow-leopard-research-conservation-facility-in-Spiti/articleshow/29174501.cms ...
Snow leopards get a helping hand from Cumbrian conservationists
20 January, 2014 A group of researchers from the University of Cumbria will be investigating the Kazakh snow leopard population. For more information and a video, please see http://www.itv.com/news/border/update/2014-01-20/snow-leopards-get-a-helping-hand-from-cumbria/ ...
Snow Leopards Photographed for the 1st Time in Uzbekistan
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 ...
Crowd funding used for snow leopard conservation in India
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)
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 ...
High Altitude Snow Leopard Photographed in NW China
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 ...
Ancient “sister of snow leopards” found in Tibet
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: ...
Kyrgyzstan sets date for International Snow Leopard Conservation Forum
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 ...
Online Shopping Site Etsy Bans Endangered Species Products
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 ...