December 2008

Steve Winter talks about winning snow leopard photo

December 18, 2008 Saving snow leopards

As you saw in a previous post Steve won the 2008 BBC Wildlife Photo of the year with his beautiful snow leopard in the snow shot. Here are a few words from Steve about how he got this spectacular picture. Go to this blog.

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New conservation area for snow leopards in Bhutan

December 17, 2008 Bhutan

Today the Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley inaugurated the second largest protected area in the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. Called Wangchuck Centenary Park (WCP) it is named after the ruling monarchy whose conservation vision made it possible. Covering about 3,736 km sq of the north-central region of the country this new park [...]

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Snow Leopard Network

December 9, 2008 Saving snow leopards

The Snow Leopard Network is a worldwide organization dedicated to facilitating the exchange of information between individuals around the world for the purpose of snow leopard conservation. Membership includes leading snow leopard experts in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. The main goal of this organization is to implement the Snow Leopard Survival Strategy (SLSS), [...]

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Another snow leopard photo wins award

December 9, 2008 Saving snow leopards

It’s definitely the year for snow leopard photos. This photograph entitled “Endangered Beauty”, by acclaimed Fine Art Photographer Stephen W. Oachs, has won the National Geographic Viewer’s Choice Award for 2008. A beautiful photo, with the animal staring straight at us, he has captured the grace and strength of the endangered snow leopard. The black [...]

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