Snow leopards spotted in western Nepal (by SLN member Bikram Shrestha)
English.news.cn 2011-11-16 12:20:37 KATHMANDU, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Conservationists are elated with the sighting of three snow leopards in lower areas of Mustang district in western Nepal recently, local media reported on Wednesday. Due to their inherently rare and mysterious character, these critically endangered mammals, scientifically known as Uncia, are ...
Indian researcher’s work in Australia holds hope for wild cats
Deep Saxena, Hindustan Times Lucknow, November 10, 2011 First Published: 19:20 IST(10/11/2011) Last Updated: 19:26 IST(10/11/2011) Cats may mythically have nine lives, but wild cats — pushed to the brink of extinction — have not been as lucky by any stretch of imagination. Indian PhD student Rajneesh Verma’s work in ...
Slideshow: Tibet’s snow leopards, by SLN Member J Marc Foggin
November 08, 2011 Local herders are central to protecting the snow leopard in the source area of the Yangtze River. J Marc Foggin introduces a series of photos documenting the community conservation project. The first joint planning meeting with nature reserve staff and local herders occurred in Suojia in 2007, ...
Gazprom Over Nature
08 November 2011 ByVladimir Ryzhkov Russia’s first chief of the secret police, Alexander Benkendorf, served two centuries ago under Tsar Nicholas I, and it is his portrait that should be hanging in every office at the Federal Security Service and Interior Ministry. Benkendorf gave a classic definition of the Russian ...
Photos taken in Sarychat-Ertash Reserve, Kyrgyzstan, by SLN member Alexander Vereschagin
The following two camera trap photos were taken in October 2011: ...
Snow leopard, ghost of the mountains, is disappearing fast (photography tourism)
By Dharmendra Khandal Nov 02 2011 Snow leopard is the most mysterious of all big cats. This cat is found in the mountain ranges of south Asia and central Asia, mostly in the hill ranges of 3,000-5,500 metres high. It is said in India, the habitat of snow leopards is ...
Nepal’s snow leopards to be counted
November 3 2011 at 06:00pm REUTERS Kathmandu - Nepal has launched the first census of its snow leopards, local media reported, in a bid to raise awareness of the endangered species. Closed circuit television cameras have been installed around the northern district of Mustang, at an altitude of 4,000 to ...
Untimely loss of Dr. Pralad Yonzon, the founder of Resources Himalaya Foundation, and the team leader of Environmental Graduates in Himalaya (EGH)
2 November 2011 Dear Readers, The untimely demise of Dr. Pralad Yonzon, the founder of Resources Himalaya Foundation, and the team leader of Environmental Graduates in Himalaya (EGH), has deeply shocked and shattered us. A Fulbright scholar and the recipient of the Order of the Golden Ark, Dr. Yonzon specialized ...
Unique Dog-Search Engine for the First Time Took Part in An Expedition to Search for Traces of the Snow Leopard
WWF summarizes research on the potential snow leopard habitat in the northeastern part of South-Chu Ridge and Southern Ridge Chikhacheva (Altai Republic), performed by members of the Altai Nature Reserve with the support of WWF in the monitoring program In Russian: http://wwf.ru/news/article/8806 http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/2991493 20 October 2011 ...
Russia starts expedition to track snow leopards
English.news.cn 2011-10-21 19:29:51 IRKUTSK, Russia, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Russian scientists started Friday an expedition to track the endangered snow leopards in southern Siberia, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. A research team will travel to the Altai-Sayan mountainous region to collect data on the snow leopard population and its ...