SLN member Ashok Bhurtyal observed a snow leopard in the Cholang Kharka area of Langtang National Park, Nepal in February 2009
The following snow leopard sighting was reported by SLN member Ashok Bhurtyal: "This February, I was on a two-week long walk in the Langtang National Park. On 21 Feb 2009, I spotted a rare snow leopard in the Cholang Kharka area. The young adult cat sprang up from the ...
The Dalai Lama has called for an end to illegal wildlife trafficking between Nepal, Tibet, India and China
The Dalai Lama has called for an end to illegal wildlife trafficking between Nepal, Tibet, India and China. He is appealing to exiled Tibetans, who are increasingly involved in the bloody trade, to remember their dedication to Buddhist non-violence. Last year, Tibetan officials intercepted 32 tiger, 579 leopard and 665 ...
Tiger pugmarks seen at 10,000 feet
From The Times of India 2 Apr 2009, 0938 hrs IST, IANS GANGTOK: Pugmarks of a Royal Bengal Tiger have been found in the snow at an altitude of 10,000 feet in the Himalayas near Jelepla in eastern Sikkim after a gap of nearly 18 years, officials said. Officials called ...
Climate change ‘fans Nepal fires’
By Navin Singh Khadka BBC Nepali Service At least four protected areas were on fire for an unusually long time until just a few days ago. Nasa's satellite imagery showed most of the big fires were in and around the national parks along the country's northern areas bordering Tibet. Active ...
Camping in Kabul, April 2009
Photographs & Text By Michael Obert Translated by Jason Nickels An excerpt from the article that mentions availability of snow leopard fur coats: Chicken Street, in downtown Kabul, is a string of souvenir shops. Indeed, the only thing that you cannot buy on Chicken Street is chickens, which are ...
Snow leopard roaming Polish countryside? (articles & video link)
Polish villagers in fear of killer cat http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/2293173/Polish-villagers-in-fear-of-killer-cat Last updated 10:07 26/03/2009 Residents of a Polish village are living in fear as a large wild cat stalks the rural area feasting on their livestock. Locals in the village – in Poland's southwest, near Opole – have been warned to only ...
IPROMO 2009 course on “Developing economic opportunities for mountain areas”
17 July to 1 August 2009 Italy Dear Mountain Partnership members and friends, Following the success of last yearo' IPROMO summer course, we are happy to announce the second training course on sustainable mountain development for Mountain Partnership members. The programme, called IPROMO -- International Programme for Education and Training ...
Protecting God’s Cats in Nepal: Livestock Insurance Scheme in the Himalayas has helped save the endangered snow leopards
Sanjib K. Chaudhary (sanjib) Published 2009-03-18 16:17 (KST) in Korea’s OhmyNews One of the world's most beautiful and elusive cats, the snow leopards (Uncia uncia), considered God's pets by the local communities in the Himalayas, are in grave danger. They inhabit the high, rugged, harsh and barren environs and are ...
Rare snow leopard found at foot of Mount Everest
www.chinaview.cn 2009-03-18 12:24:59 LHASA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Farmers in Tibet have found a snow leopard at the northern foot of Mount Qomolangma, also known as Everest, said the local forestry department. The leopard was spotted near Cangmujian Village, Rongxia Township in Tingri, a county in southern Tibet early this ...
Afghanistan: Deforestation marches on
From the Thomas Reuters Foundation AlertNet: 17 Mar 2009 09:22:39 GMT Source: IRIN Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. JALALABAD, 17 March 2009 (IRIN) - The eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar has lost about ...