3 snow leopard cubs born in Darjeeling zoo to female rescued from Ladakh in 1997
Raktima Bose It marks yet another success in breeding programme The 13-year-old female was rescued from Ladakh in 1997 The gender could not be ascertained as the cubs are with their mother in a separate area Kolkata: News of the birth of three snow leopard cubs at the Padmaja Naidu ...
Chinese expert: No decision to release snow leopard into wild
2009-05-13 13:20:46 GMT2009-05-13 21:20:46 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English LANZHOU, May 13 (Xinhua) -- No decision has been made if a snow leopard captured in a northwestern Chinese village will be released into the wild, an animal researcher said Wednesday. The big cat wandered into a village at the foot of ...
Aussie faced death filming cats in the clouds
By Marianne Leitch for Foreign Correspondent http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/04/2559614.htm Posted Mon May 4, 2009 7:01am AEST Updated Mon May 4, 2009 10:19am AEST Snow leopard: like many other big cat species, snow leopards are endangered, due to pressures on their habitat and poaching. (Supplied: Snow Leopard Conservancy) A program to save snow ...
Saving the Snow Leopard
Saving the Snow Leopard By Sharon Marshall With only an estimated 3,500 to 7,000 snow leopards left in the wild, conservation programs are necessarily enlisting the help of local communities to increase the species’ chances of survival. Founded in 1981, the International Snow Leopard Trust, which monitors the movements of ...
Legislation to Protect Big Cats Advances: The Great Cats and Rare Canids Act gets overwhelming approval in House of Representatives.
Posted: April 24, 2009, 3 a.m. EDT http://www.catchannel.com/news/2009/04/24/legislation-to-protect-wildlife-advances.aspx Wildlife advocates are praising the recent passage of an act that seeks greater protections for endangered and iconic cat and dog species, including leopards, cheetahs and African wild dogs. The Great Cats and Rare Canids Act, introduced by Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., ...
Dolpo conservationist awarded
Kantipur Report DOLPA, April 22 - World Wild Fund (WWF) Nepal has presented this year's Abraham Conservation Award to Tashi Gyaltsen Lama of Saldang VDC-9, Dolpa. Lama was awarded in recognition to his works in the conservation of wildlife and their habitat. Lama has long been working for the conservation ...
Afghanistan announces first national park on Earth Day
Jeremy Hance mongabay.com April 22, 2009 War-wearied Afghanis received uplifting news on Earth Day this year. Their government has announced the creation of the nation’s first national park, Band-e-Amir, protecting a one-of-a-kind landscape encompassing six sky-blue lakes separated by natural dams. Announced by Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) at ...
Decades of Thriving Wildlife Trade Have Decimated Populations
Written by B.Bulgamaa Tuesday, April 21, 2009. The number of animals which can be legally hunted for a special payment in 2010 was approved during cabinet meeting on Thursday. Over the next year 50 male wild sheep, 200 male wild rocky mountain goats, 50 antelopes, 80 gazelle, 60 gray wolves, ...
SLN member Qadamshoev Mamadsho observed a snow leopard outside Khorog town, Tajikistan in November 2008
Mamadsho Qadamshoev of the Pamir Biological Institute of Tajikistan wrote: At 2:15 night on 4th - 5th of November 2008 in the countryside of Khorog town the taxi driver Mozimov Mulibsho wanted to cross the road by the small bridge and suddenly noticed that in the middle of the bridge ...
SLN Steering Committee member Alexander Esipov receives the Freeman Award for Snow Leopard Conservation from the Snow Leopard Trust.
Snow Leopard Trust announces recipient of the annual Freeman Award for Snow Leopard Conservation Each year the Snow Leopard Trust and the family of Helen Freeman select one person to receive the Freeman Award for Snow Leopard Conservation. The selection is based on the person’s commitment and contributions ...