Survival of snow leopards – Mongolia
Survival of snow leopards endangered: expert English.news.cn 2011-10-17 23:50:51 ULAN BATOR, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Poaching, mining and invasion of herders are threatening the survival of the snow leopard, one of the world's most endangered animals, an official of the World Wildlife Fund in Mongolia warned Monday. "Big threats for ...
India has a fair record in wild cat protection, but much is desired
Roars, growls and Grunts: India has a fair record in wild cat protection, but much is desired Author: Ravi Chellam India is fortunate to have a diverse set of habitats, largely due to variations in terrain and climate. This is reflected in the tremendous diversity of wild plants and animals, ...
India: Press information bureau update on activites to protect snow leopards
Ministry of Environment and Forests05-September, 2011 16:43 IST Extinction of Animals As per the Red Data Book of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), there are 13 Critically Endangered species of birds in India. Among animals, 34 species have been identified in India as Critically Endangered in the class ...
Oldest Woolly Rhino Fossil Discovered in Tibet: Extinct snow leopards also found in this fossil bed
By Anissa Haddadi | September 2, 2011 3:37 PM GMT A woolly rhino fossil was discovered by scientists as they dug up on the Tibetan Plateau is believed to be the oldest specimen of its kind to be found. According to scientists, the newly discovered skull belongs to previously unknown ...
Predation Report From Baltistan Pakistan, Prepared by Ghulam Mohammad
The Doghro village is located in Shigar valley Baltistan; at a distance of 80 km from Skardu Town. The altitude of this village is about 2500 m. There are 104 households with the population of 637. The main source of income of the village is agriculture and livestock. The pastures ...
Cat among the People: Snow leopard conservation in India
30 July 2011 Snow leopards share a particularly punishing habitat with people in the higher reaches of the Himalayas, with resources scarce and vegetation sparse. The conventional conservation model of separating wild animals and people simply does not work here. India’s green establishment is showing signs of accepting this reality, ...
Supreme Court in Russia’s Altai overrules acquittal of VIP poachers
GORNO-ALTAISK, August 11 (RIA Novosti) he Altai Republic's Supreme Court has overruled the acquittal of poachers, two of them high-ranking officials, convicted of hunting endangered mountain sheep, and ordered a retrial with a new panel of judges. A helicopter carrying government officials crashed near Chernaya Mountain in Altai in January ...
A Forbidding Kingdom of Snow Leopards
Snow leopard article in New York Times Science section By NATALIE ANGIER Published: July 25, 2011 Article features interviews with Tom McCarthy and George Schaller of Panthera, Peter Zahler and Anothony Simms of the Wildlife Conservation Society: ...
New book about snow leopard is published in English by Kazakhstan’s Snow Leopard Fund
The new book about snow leopard is published in English “IRBIS - The Snow Leopard” The edition is carried out at the initiative of the Kazakhstan's “Snow Leopard Fund” (Ust Kamenogorsk) at the financial support of UNDP/GEF - Kazakhstan within the limits of the project “Conservation and suistanable use of ...
WCS Discovers Healthy Snow Leopard Population In Afghanistan
**NEWS RELEASE** CONTACT: STEPHEN SAUTNER: (1-718-220-3682; ssautner@wcs.org) JOHN DELANEY: (1-718-220-3275; jdelaney@wcs.org) WCS Discovers Healthy Snow Leopard Population In Afghanistan Camera trap surveys show surprising numbers of elusive big cats in Wakhan Corridor in northeastern Afghanistan With USAID support, WCS is working with Afghanistan communities on conservation to benefit wildlife and ...