May 2010

Buy a goat, save a snow leopard. No more socks for presents.

May 31, 2010 Mongolia

Sick of giving socks for presents? I know I’m sick of getting them. Well, not so much socks, not too many people give me those, but you know, those little gifts where people mean well, but you know that you’re never ever going to use the widget, gadget, thingumyjig. If that’s you, then what about [...]

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It’s a girl! 10th snow leopard collared in Mongolia project.

May 31, 2010 Mongolia

The Snow Leopard Trust project in Mongolia has collared a tenth snow leopard and this time it’s a female which is great as the others have been male. Read about this amazing project, truly a world first in the number of cats collared and the huge amount of data being collected. Follow the cats on [...]

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Photos galore on flickr Snow Leopard Group

May 31, 2010 Snow leopards in Zoos

I’ve been following the activities of the Snow Leopard Group on flickr for a few months and its worth bringing to readers’ attention. There are over 1200 members and thousands of photos of snow leopards taken in Zoos all around the world. Grab a good cup of tea or coffee and settle down for an [...]

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Snow leopard cubs from ex-President’s illegal zoo die in Kyrgyzstan

May 27, 2010 Illegal wildlife trade

Recently I posted a news story about the exPresident of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, having illegally kept a private zoo at his house. The zoo was discovered after he fled the country following weeks of violence and recent civil unrest. A number of endangered animals were found including two snow leopard cubs. Sadly the news has [...]

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Russia’s wildlife reserve to protect snow leopards

May 21, 2010 Russia

Video on the work of the Altai Foundation, which was founded in 2004 to protect Russia’s wilderness areas. It works with its US partner, the Altai Conservancy, to collect scientific data of wilderness areas and supports anti-poaching efforts to protect the last snow leopards.

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Most kids not aware of endangered animals

May 20, 2010 Endangered species

This story fom AFP today. “Ten times more children around the world rank watching television and playing video games as more important to them than saving the environment, according to a survey released Wednesday. Earth’s flora and fauna are disappearing 1,000 times faster than the natural extinction rate, but only nine percent of kids gave [...]

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Snow leopard cub image a hit at auction

May 16, 2010 Saving snow leopards

Last Friday the Australian Himalayan Foundation had its annual dinner here in Melbourne. It was an enjoyable dinner and about 350 people came together to celebrate their love of the Himalayas, its people, its culture and its wildlife. “Saving Snow Leopards” website donated a limited edition print of a snow leopard cub by well known [...]

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Snow leopards on news map in China

May 10, 2010 China

Now here’s a great idea! Using Google maps to identify the location of news stories about snow leopards in China. Juan Li, a young Ph.D. student has created this Google map of snow leopards reported during the 20 year period of 1990-2009 by searching the Google News Archive. She says” I am a Ph.D candidate [...]

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Can ecotourism help save snow leopards?

May 9, 2010 Saving snow leopards

Yes, we believe it can. To share information on snow leopard ecotourism I’ve added a page about travel and conservation companies offering trips to snow leopard regions. There’s information on what ecotourism trips offer, what you can expect if you go on a snow leopard ecotour and how such trips contribute to local community conservation [...]

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9th wild cat joins the Snow Leopard Trust Mongolia study

May 7, 2010 Mongolia

On the 25th April the ninth snow leopard was collared in the Trust’s ongoing Mongolia study. He’s a male, weighing 34 kg and Orjan, the Swedish researcher working with the team thinks he’s about 2 years old. The new male is currently called M8 – a very unromantic research name – but he’ll be given [...]

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