The Species Conservation Planning Task Force chaired by Robert Lacy (Conservation Breeding SG) has published a handbook to provide guidance to Specialist Groups on how and when to prepare and promote Species Conservation Strategies (SCSs). The handbook includes advice on how to: *    conduct a thorough status review of a ...

Press release from 17 November 2008: Urgent need for biodiversity data for the Himalayan Region The two-day workshop “Linking Geodata with Biodiversity Information in the Himalayas” organised by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Global Mountain Biodiversity Programme (GMBA) concluded on Sunday 16th November with a ...

Please note that Oryx — The International Journal of Conservation has launched a new website to support the publishing and communication aspirations of conservation practitioners and researchers worldwide and to enhance the journal's role in building capacity for conservation. Amongst its many facilities, the website provides links to free software ...

The photograph entitled “Endangered Beauty”, by acclaimed Fine Art Photographer Stephen W. Oachs, captures the beauty, stealth and strength of the endangered snow leopard, in a poignant black and white portrait. Follow the first link below to see photographer Stephen W. Oachs’ winning photograph of a snow leopard weaving through ...

This article from The Times of India, 25 Nov 2008: SHIMLA: Overgrazing by livestock in a national park in Himachal Pradesh is threatening the survival of the Asiatic ibex - a wild goat specie - that in turn is crucial for the snow leopard population in the area, says a ...

From The Hindu, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 Shimla (IANS): Overgrazing by livestock in a national park in Himachal Pradesh is threatening the survival of the Asiatic ibex - a wild goat species - that in turn is crucial for the snow leopard population in the area, says a conservationist. "Overgrazing ...

By Gigi Allianic Seattle, WA - The champion of snow leopards, Helen Freeman, was remembered over the weekend at a private ceremony at Woodland Park Zoo that paid tribute to her tireless efforts toward protecting snow leopards and establishing the Snow Leopard Trust. Family, friends, the Snow Leopard Trust, and ...

Hello, I wanted to share this with everyone. I have been voted the Wildlife Photographer of the Year for 2008. This is a great honor for myself, the snow leopard and National Geographic magazine!  The snow leopard story appeared in the June issue of NGM. I want to thank the ...

The article Assessing Estimators of Snow Leopard Abundance was published in the Journal of Wildlife Management 72(8), pages 1826-1833. 2008. Congratulations to authors Kyle McCarthy, Todd Fuller, Ma Ming, Thomas McCarthy, Lisette Waits, and Kubanych Jumabaev. The article in its entirety is available on the SLN Bibliography and may be ...

Katni, 11 November 2008 The Judicial Magistrate in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, Mr Ajay Singh, today convicted notorious tiger and leopard trader Shabbir Hasan Qureshi of Allahabad to three years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 10,000 on two separate counts. Qureshi and a second accused, Ashok Pardhi, were both ...