Kyrgyzstan is one of the most biodiverse areas of central Asia, but species are in danger from global warming. Pavol Stracansky Last Modified: 17 Nov 2010 10:39 GMT Glaciers cover more than four per cent of Kyrgystan, and scientists say the ice is melting [GALLO/GETTY] Kyrgyzstan's glaciers are receding at ...

http://web.mit.edu/preis/www/mypapers/cats_Science_Express_Reis_Aristoff_Stocker.pdf According to new research by Pedro M. Reis and Roman Stocker of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, joined by Sunghwan Jung of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Jeffrey M. Aristoff of Princeton this is how all cats drink. Writing in Science, the four engineers report that the cat’s lapping ...

Snow leopard population increases in Nepal Xinhua, November 11, 2010 The population of snow leopard inside Kanchanjunga Conservation Area (KCA) in northeastern Nepal has gone up with the introduction of livestock insurance program that indemnifies domesticated animals against the attack of the large wild cat. According to Wednesday's The Kathmandu ...

http://altai.24krs.ru/news/detail.php?ID=807 29 Oct 2010 Master classes and a practical seminar on felted souvenirs took place in Kosh-Agach at the end of September. This event was hosted by the Fund for Sustainable Development of Altai as part of its project "Development and marketing of the transboundary Land of the Snow Leopard ...

Dawn Editorial Monday, 08 Nov, 2010 THE federal environment ministry has informed parliament that a number of indigenous fauna — the snow leopard, markhor, the Balochistan bear, houbara bustard and the Indus river dolphin among them — are listed as endangered species by international conservation bodies. The briefing came ostensibly ...

28 October 2010 Snow leopard researcher and conservationist, Dr. Tom McCarthy, was recently recognized by the Mongolian government for his long-term contribution to wildlife science in that country. At a ceremony in the office of the President, he was awarded the State of Mongolia Friendship Medal, the highest award given ...

Beginning on October 5, 2010, a 12-day expedition took place along the middle stretch of the Argut River as part of a project jointly funded by WWF, Altai Assistance Project, and The Altai Project to monitor the snow leopard population in the Argut River valley. During the expedition, Sergei Spitsyn, ...

Added At: 2010-10-21 12:19 AM The Himalayan Times Himalayan News Service http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Effort+to+save+snow+leopard+in+Taplejung+&NewsID=262367 TAPLEJUNG; Locals of Gunsa village in the district have started to train local yak and sheep herders on the conservation of the endangered snow leopard that is found in the Kanchanjangha Conservation Area. “Shepherds spark wildfires, chop down ...

WWF Russia and WWF Mongolia share the main achievements of both offices in Altai – Sayan Ecoregion regarding species conservation, protected areas, ecotourism, public awareness, education, eco clubs, fresh water. For the full version of the newsletter in pdf format, click here . Several articles reference snow leopards: WWF Russia ...

Oct 04, 2010 In this short video , three snow leopard cubs investigate a remote automated camera that filmed them in August in the Tost Mountains of South Gobi, Mongolia. Two conservation groups, Panthera and the Snow Leopard Trust, are collaborating on a long-term study of snow leopards in the ...