Snow Leopards Edition 1 Released

 

After nearly two years of effort, a new comprehensive guide to snow leopards has been published by Elsevier. This book is a part of the Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes series edited by Philip J. Nyhus.

Over 200 authors were involved, many of whom are Snow Leopard Network members. The effort was led by editors and SLN members Dr. Thomas McCarthy and Dr. David Mallon.

The Irbis System

The Irbis System monitors VHF transmitters and makes an alarm when the state of a transmitter changes. The Irbis System is designed for monitoring of trapsite transmitters such as Telonics TBT-500. It makes an alarm when an animal is trapped. This alarm occurs within a few minutes from capture. The time that trapped animals spend in traps is reduced to a minimum, reducing the risk to the animal. The alarm triggers a siren loud enough to wake a sleeping person. Click on the photo below for more information.