Unlikely conservationist helping to save Nepal’s snow leopards
'Yak insurance' plan saving Nepal's snow leopard KATHMANDU: The remorse felt by Himali Chungda Sherpa after he killed three snow leopard cubs in retaliation for his lost cattle inspired him to set up a scheme to prevent other herders from doing the same. Sherpa lost his cattle near Ghunsa village ...
Jumolhari Snow Leopard Conservation Program Launched
The Bhutan Foundation recently announced the Jumolhari Snow Leopard Conservation Program, which engages two communities located in snow leopard habitat, to conserve snow leopards in the area of the Jumolhari trek. This program is supported by the Snow Leopard Conservancy, Jigme Dorji National Park, the Nature Recreation and Ecotourism Division, ...
Four-year ecosystem conservation project announced for Asia’s mountainous regions
USAID partners with the Snow Leopard Trust to launch a new four-year ecosystem conservation project. Details from the USAID blog are as follows: '"USAID’s missions around the world are raising awareness of the interconnectedness between human and wildlife welfare in developing countries. Here in Kyrgyzstan, we announced on Saturday the ...
Panthera Camera Traps Catch Snow Leopards In Tajikistan
'Footage of snow leopard cubs in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan was caught on camera trap surveys. As many as 300 of the 3,500 to 7,000 wild snow leopards live in the Tajik Pamirs. This area is considered to be a critical link between the southern and northern regions of ...
Snow leopard skin seized by police in Dehradun
Thanks to SLN member Belinda Wright for this information: "A snow leopard skin was seized by police in Dehradun on Wednesday morning, 5 December 2012. The Special Task Force of the Uttarahand Police arrested two people." Zeenews.india.com elaborates: Poacher arrested with snow leopard's skin "Dehradun: A suspected poacher was arrested ...
Global Snow Leopard Ecosystem Program
Snow Leopard Working Secretariat. 2013. Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. An International Effort to Save the Snow Leopard and Conserve High-Mountain Ecosystems Home ...
Camera traps confirm presence of Pallas Cat
Snow leopard survey cameras confirm the presence of Pallas Cats in an area where there had been no previous photographic evidence of their existence in the area. Stout and pushy: It uses low vegetation and rocky terrain for cover Source: http://www.kuenselonline.com/2011/?p=38488 By Passang Norbu Trap camera image Wangchuck Centennial Park: ...
SLN member’s conservation plan reported in National Geographic
SLN member Shafqat Hussain proposes creating protected areas for Snow Leopards in Pakistan. Source: National Geographic News http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/10/121009-snow-leopards-conservation-big-cats-animals-science/ By Christine Dell'Amore Snow Leopards Need to be Protected... But How? One conservationist has a radial new plan - treating the rare cat as a "domesticated" animal. The snow leopard in Pakistan ...
Saving the Snow Leopard With Microfinance
Read more: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/special/environment/eng/saving-the-snow-leopa rd-with-microfinance.html#ixzz27fNu9J7M> http://www.themoscowtimes.com/special/environment/eng/saving-the-snow-leopar d-with-microfinance.html#ixzz27fNu9J7M The Moscow Times ULUGAN, Altai Republic - In the mountain villages of southern Siberia where Russia abuts China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan, the price of sheep's wool has increased tenfold since 2009. Once, it could be bought for 5 rubles a kilogram, but today local ...
Viral infection hits Himalayan blue sheep in wild
Shimla, Sep 20 (IANS) - The Himalayan blue sheep or bharal, an important prey of the endangered snow leopard, is under threat in the wild from a highly contagious viral infection in the Spiti Valley, the state's northernmost part that runs parallel to the Tibetan border. Wildlife officials say a ...