WWF Altai-Sayan Newsletter issue #12: April – June, 2010
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. Several articles reference snow leopards: WWF Mongolia Argali population observation in transboundary area WWF Mongolia has been doing observation of ...
Letter to The Daily Times Editor, Pakistan Recommending scientific panel in Gilgit-Baltistan to monitor snow leopard
Letters to the Editor, The Daily Times, 41-N, Industrial Area, Gulberg II, Lahore, Pakistan Phone: 92-42-5878614-19; Fax: 92-42-5878620 Tuesday, August 03, 2010 Endangered species Sir: The northern mountainous regions of the Himalayas, Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Pamir in Gilgit-Baltistan host some rare animals like the snow leopard and the Marco ...
Snow leopard attacks bulls in Goharabad, Gulmit, Pakistan (9 April 2008)
The Big Cat attacks Bulls in Goharabad, Gulmit Posted on April 9, 2008 by Pamir Times By G.Nasir Three Bulls were attacked by a snow leoperd at Goharabad, Gulmit. One of the bulls was badly wounded and had to be slaughtered while the the other two survived despite of bad ...
Snow leopord killed Cattles in Odver, Gulmit, Pakistan (7 January 2008)
Posted on January 7, 2008 by Pamir Times Snow leopard has killed about 10 domestic cattle in Odver Gulmit. According to reports a snow leopard has entered some cattle sheds during night time and killed cattles. Snow leopards are powerful, agile animals capable of making huge leaps to cross ravines ...
Endangered Species: Leopard on the spot in Phakar, Pakistan
by S.Mujahid Ali Shah Sunday, 22 Mar, 2009 | 02:34 AM PST | This is a story about my village called Phakar, in the Nagar Valley 80 km northeast to Gilgit in the Karakoram Mountains. The average altitude is 2600M with mountain cliffs and caves, some of them being totally ...
India approves plans to reintroduce cheetah (snow leopard status mentioned)
Eighteen cheetahs to be imported from Iran, Namibia and South Africa more than 60 years after the species was hunted to extinction Jason Burke guardian.co.uk, Thursday 29 July 2010 16.40 BST The cheetah is to return to India, more than 60 years after the last three were shot dead by ...
Freeman Award for Snow Leopard Conservation: Rinchen Wangchuk
Freeman Award for Snow Leopard Conservation The Snow Leopard Trust is happy to announce that Rinchen Wangchuk has been selected as the recipient of the Freeman Award for Snow Leopard Conservation. The award established by the family of Helen Freeman to recognize leaders in snow leopard conservation comes with an ...
New challenges in conserving Pakistani snow leopards
* Only 300 to 420 wild snow leopards left in mountain ranges of Pakistan * Snow leopards’ habitat threatened by climate change, rising temperatures By Syed Mujahid Ali Shah In Pakistan, the northern mountain ranges of the Himalayas — Karakoram , Hindukush and Pamir — Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan host one ...
Asian Officials Extend Lifeline For Wild Tigers (mentions use of snow leopard skins towards the end of the article)
Katie Hamann | Denpasar, Bali 14 July 2010: VOA News Countries Work on Agreement to Save Tigers Wild tigers have been offered a lifeline by countries where they still roam. The countries have agreed to work together to double the tiger population within 12 years. Officials from 13 countries gathered ...
Article from August 2006: Endangered cats leave ‘trail of fear’: Snow leopards tracked by monitoring fright of their prey.
Published online 10 August 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060807-12 Endangered cats leave 'trail of fear': Snow leopards tracked by monitoring fright of their prey. Michael Hopkin The endangered snow leopard has returned to the valleys around Mount Everest, say wildlife researchers working in Nepal. And how do they know it's ...
