Four snow leopards stay for days to amaze local villagers in Pakistan

February 28, 2012 Pakistan

Community members of the Doyan valley of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan spotted a group of four snow leopards near their village a few days ago. The endangered and shy cats stayed for 5 days while local Mr. Naseer ur Rehman informed Gilgit-Baltistan Wildlife Department about them. he then very carefully and from a distance took this video.

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Snow leopard scouts a world first

February 28, 2012 Nepal

It brings lump to my throat to hear school kids and villagers in Nepal say “this cat has one life and has a right to live it too.” Awesome work by Dr Som Ale, Nepal National Trust for Nature Conservation, Disney Friends for Change and Snow Leopard Conservancy to get this world first program going. [...]

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Snow leopards among the new ‘blood diamonds’

February 28, 2012 Afghanistan

The Bronx Zoo based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) did a study during a few years ago that found military personnel in Afghanistan were supporting the illegal wildlife trade by buying furs coats and animal products including snow leopard pelts. Most buyers did so because they were not aware that it was illegal and that the [...]

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Snow leopard merry go round in amazing footage

February 16, 2012 Bhutan

Amazing footage of two wild snow leopards sniffing out all the prey that come into their territory has been filmed as part of a survey in Bhutan’s newest national park. The film shows a number of cats scent marking around a particular rock and then all the prey animals that came to the rock in [...]

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Snow Leopard Enterprises wins BBC World Challenge

December 7, 2011 Mongolia

Wow, great news. Snow Leopard Enterprises has won the BBC Worlld Challenge. It was considered an innovative business model that also benefits the environment. The program helps herders in Mongolia make and sell fine wool handicrafts to increase their income. In turn, herders sign conservation contracts pledging to protect snow leopards living in their area. [...]

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Interview with Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust

December 7, 2011 India

I recently did a telephone interview with Radhika Kothari from the Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust in Leh, the captital of Ladakh in northern India. She talked about the exciting camera research and community conservation programs they are doing, and this is some of the most successful snow leopard conservation work around. Radhika and her [...]

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Tibet snow leopard project gets locals involved

November 24, 2011 Tibet

Marc Foggin  is founding director of international NGO Plateau Perspectives and associate professor in the School of Geography and Life Sciences at Qinghai Normal University. He’s worked on conservation and community development projects in Tibet for 15 years. He recently contacted “Saving Snow Leopards Blog” to report on exciting local snow leopard conservation work from [...]

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Want to see snow leopard in the wild?

November 18, 2011 India

Who doesn’t? Earlier this year I had the time of my life watching a snow leopard in the wild in Ladakh, India. I went on a fabulous trek with KarmaQuest and the Snow Leopard Conservancy to the Himalayan mountains in Hemis National Park and with the support and professional tracking of Jigmet Dadul and his [...]

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Last chance to vote for snow leopards on BBC Challenge

November 10, 2011 Mongolia

Just a reminder if you haven’t voted in the BBC World Challenge the Snow Leopard Enterprises are in the competition and would love to have your vote. This fabulous project supported by the Snow Leopard Trust helps local women sell handicrafts and earn income and help protect the magnificent snow leopard that shares their Mongolian [...]

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Video cameras help first snow leopard census in Nepal.

November 4, 2011 Nepal

The Kathmandu Post reported today that a census of snow leopard has started in Mustang district, a remote part of western Nepal which is believed to be snow leopard habitat. “Conservationists say this is the first time a snow leopard census is being conducted in the country. Nine video cameras have been installed in several [...]

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