Welcome to SLN’s snow leopard Webinar series from snow leopard researchers and conservations across the world. Our guest speakers share with you the latest developments in both science and conservation policy and practice across the snow leopard range. A brief inspiring talk is followed by a discussion period where we explore ideas in further depth, drawing on our resource person’s experience and knowledge. 

The SLN Webinars have three threads: Country Updates; Science & Conservation Perspectives; and Paper Discussions. Scroll down to watch the latest Webinars from both 2020- 2022.

Perceptions of carnivore management interventions in Sweden and wildlife conflicts from the perspective of the individual.

Large carnivores are known to evoke strong emotions. These can influence consensus or social interactions between people promoting wildlife conservation ...
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Snow leopards & Nepal

Nepal has a long history in snow leopard conservation. Rinzin Phunjok Lama from the Third Pole Conservancy will share updates ...
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Snow leopards & China

Qilianshan National Park, extends along the magnificent Qilian Mountains in north-eastern corner of the Tibetan Plateau. The mountains of 52,000 ...
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Snow leopards & Kyrgyzstan

In 2021, Panthera kick-started a project with a focus in building conservation capacity and partnerships with communities in Osh, Kyrgyzstan ...
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Climate risk for communities’ livelihoods & its implications for human-wildlife conflict

Climate change is perhaps the overarching threat to snow leopards and their habitat. Knowledge about its impact on the species, ...
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Celebrating 20 years of the Snow Leopard Network

It all started back in 2002 – twenty years ago. The Snow Leopard Survival Summit brought together over 60 experts ...
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Towards improved parasite transmission understanding: A case study from the Indian Trans-Himalaya

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Munib Khanyari and Dr. Manvi Sharma. Our guests give a particular focus on how ...
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Tracing the Blue Eyes: The Genetic Ancestry of the Chinese Mountain Cat

Within China’s Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, called the rooftop of the world because it is the highest plateau on the planet, dwells ...
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Drivers of snow leopard poaching and illegal trade in Pakistan

Please join us in welcoming our guest speaker Fathul Bari from the University of Chitral, who shares updates on this ...
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Women and Voices from Periphery

The high Himalayan landscape in Himachal Pradesh is fascinating geography with unique biodiversity. The communities share a rich understanding of ...
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From climate to carnivores: the transitions of a change

Major climatic changes have occurred on a number of occasions, with over 50 such changes taking place in the Pleistocene ...
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Women & Community Conservation

Across the range, snow leopards and people share space. Engaging with local communities is essential for snow leopard conservation. Community ...
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50 years of Conservation for the Eurasian lynx

Watch SLN's final webinar of 2021. More information about our guests can be found HERE ...
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Women & Science

The challenges presented by the current environmental crisis require a diversity of perspectives and capacities to achieve human well-being and ...
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Climate Change & Snow Leopards

Climate change is perhaps the overarching threat to snow leopards and their habitat. Knowledge about its impact on the species, ...
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Birds in snow leopard habitats

This Webinar describes the remarkable diversity of bird life in snow leopard habitats and highlight how conserving the unique high ...
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Snow Leopard Conservation in the Kyrgyz Republic

The Snow Leopard Network is pleased to invite you to the next episode in the Country Update Series. This webinar ...
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Over 100 Years of Snow Leopard Research

The presenters – Rishi Sharma and Rashmi Singh – have undertaken a review of all published research on snow leopards ...
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Snow Leopard Individual Identification- Increasing precision in camera-trap abundance estimates?

SLN welcomes its Steering Committee member Orjan Johansson who introduces a recent publication on the scope of potential mis-identifications errors ...
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Snow Leopard Conservation in Wakhan, Afghanistan

SLN is pleased to welcome Mr. Sorosh Poya Faryabi and Dr. Eve Bohnett for this special Country Update. The Wakhan ...
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Snow leopards in Nepal: Satellite Telemetry Update

SLN welcomes Samundra Subba and Sheren Shrestha from WWF Nepal in this further update from teams working in Nepal. Orjan ...
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Snow leopard & Tibetan brown bear conservation and research

In this first webinar of 2021 we travel to the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau with a young team of researchers who are ...
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How the Tost mountains, Mongolia became a protected haven for snow leopards

This is a story of protecting the Tost Mountains from being given away under mining licenses. The story had a ...
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The timing of breeding and independence for snow leopard females and their cubs

This talk is a continuation of our series entitled “Snow Leopard Conversations”. The series aims to showcase the latest science ...
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Using a genetic lens to understand endangered species

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan for this thematic discussion on how genetics can be brought to bear ...
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Snow leopard research and conservation in the Russian Federation

Russia is host to a unique snow leopard population found at the most northern latitudes of the range, in areas ...
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The global status of snow leopard threats and opportunities for conservation

Our SLN Steering Committee member – Dr. Juan Li – gives a brief overview presentation on the global status of ...
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Not all large carnivores are the same: predators, prey and the snow leopard

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Francesco Ferretti and Dr. Sandro Lovari who explore a number of hypothesises on how ...
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Snow leopard research and conservation in Nepal: Past, Present and Future

Nepal has a long and very special history in snow leopard conservation. Research and conservation efforts in Nepal were path ...
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Snow leopard conservation: Reflections from the past

We would like to invite you to our fourth SLN webinar of 2020. This webinar takes us back to consider ...
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Population Assessment of the World’s Snow Leopards: The Why & How

We would like to invite you to our third SLN webinar of 2020. Having heard updates from China and Mongolia, ...
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A joint effort to map the snow leopard across Mongolia

We invite you to watch our second Snow Leopard Network webinar of this series; updates from snow leopard range countries ...
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