October 2008

Technology sensors in fight against poachers

October 30, 2008 Illegal hunting

Technology has changed just about everything we do in the last 10 years so why not use technology to save endangered animals from poaching? That’s exactly what Steve Gulick, a tech-head and keen conservation biologist supporter has done. He’s developed motion-triggered cameras for biologists studying chimps in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park (NNNP) of the Republic [...]

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News from Melbourne Zoo

October 28, 2008 Snow leopards in Zoos

Paul Clarke, the Foundation Manager at the Zoo told me Leon and Meo had mated successfully. Eeveryboy’s got fingers crossed for cubs! How exciting. There’ve been no snow leopard births at Melbourne Zoo for about 20 years.

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Update on the snow leopards at Melb Zoo

October 28, 2008 Snow leopards in Zoos

Last week I had an industry workshop at the Melb Zoo and took the opportunity to visit the 4 snow leopards I’m sponsoring. Shimbu and Gregor (both aged around 20) share an enclosure and were very active. They stretched, lithely walked through undergrowth, lifted paws and legs while vigorously cat cleaning. At times they reflectively [...]

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In the field in Mongolia with Orjan from Sweden

October 28, 2008 Mongolia

Orjan Johansson is a Swedish PhD student who bought a one-way ticket to Mongolia to work at the base camp of the SL Trust’s long-term research project. He’s a Research Associate from the Grismo Wildlife Research Station in Riddarhyttan Sweden with lots of field experience with large carnivores (wolf, lion, mountain lion, etc.). Orjan’s been [...]

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"Action cat!" See great pics on Snow Leopard Trust's Flickr site

October 28, 2008 Saving snow leopards

Wow- what a spin. Go to the Trust’s Flickr photostream page for more spectacular pics of the cats in zoos and the wild.

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Who said dogs and cats don't get along?

October 28, 2008 Snow leopards in Zoos

Shanti, the three month old snow leopard cub at Binder Park Zoo recently got a couple of new playmates that she might have thought should be her traditional enemies. Two 10 week old boxer-mix puppies are to help provide her with companionship and socialization after she was removed from her mother after birth when mum [...]

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What's the difference between a snow leopard and a snow lion?

October 28, 2008 Saving snow leopards

It’s easy to get a little confused with snow lions and snow leopards. But snow lions are a mythical animal, they don’t exist. They are represented in Tibetan buddhism as the supporter and protector of the Buddha. In fact, Tibet’s national flag has a snow lion on it. You’ll see snow lions in Tibetan paintings [...]

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How can a hat save a cat?

October 28, 2008 Snow leopards in Zoos

Sounds like Dr Zeuss? This is the stand the Snow Leopard Trust uses in US Zoos to tell visitors stories of its work with Mongolian herder communities. The Trust trains village women in Mongolia to make clothes (like hats!)and household items out of soft felted sheep wool. These beautiful things are then sold by the [...]

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How long is a snow leopard's tail?

October 28, 2008 Mongolia

The Snow Leopard Trust team in Mongolia has been monitoring four cats for the last few months. Recently on their blog they measured the tail of one of the cats – called, of course – “Longtail” – and found that his tail is 92 cm long, which is almost as long as his body, (118 [...]

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Wikipedia article on SLT

October 10, 2008 Saving snow leopards

I’ve been doing a lot of work on snow leopard conservation stuff over the last 9 months and especially concentrating on a Wikipedia article on the Snow Leopard Trust. The Trust does such great conservation work in Mongolia and a number of other countries I hope the Wikipedia article gets it some more promotion.

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