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The Secret Love Lives of Wild Snow Leopards

by Snow Leopard Trust February 7, 2024February 12, 2024 20 Comments

It’s that time of year again in the high mountains of Central Asia. No, not Valentine’s Day but something similar in the big cat world. It’s snow leopard mating season. And a bit more than three months later comes snow leopard cub season. How does the mythical ghost of the mountain compare to other big cats when it comes to love and family? We asked Senior Scientist Dr. Örjan Johansson and Assistant Director of Science Dr. Gustaf Samelius to share some of their insights into snow leopard mating habits and reproduction.

Where Are They Now? Collared Cat Updates

by Snow Leopard Trust January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 3 Comments

As part of our long-term efforts to track and better understand snow leopards and their prey, we are currently following four GPS-collared cats. Since 2009, we have tracked a total of 37 snow leopards in this protected area.

Have you seen the spectacular snow leopard footage in Planet Earth III yet?

by Snow Leopard Trust December 13, 2023December 18, 2023 3 Comments

It’s no secret that the BBC Studios Natural History Unit produces extraordinary wildlife programming. Their latest endeavor, Planet Earth III, is no exception. And, as always, the behind-the-scenes stories about the challenges the film crews faced are as gripping as the series itself.

Farewell Tsetsen, A Snow Leopard’s Legacy

by Snow Leopard Trust June 15, 2023 7 Comments

Almost a decade after we first met Tsetsen, we are saying goodbye to this intrepid cat. His legacy will continue to shape our conservation efforts and the stories we tell about this iconic species.

Tracking Four Generations of a Snow Leopard Family

by Snow Leopard Trust October 12, 2022 4 Comments

We’re excited to announce that we have two new snow leopards on air and these latest additions have turned our tracking study into a full-fledged family affair.

Exciting News from Mongolia – New Collared Snow Leopard on Air

by Snow Leopard Trust June 7, 2022June 8, 2022 7 Comments

In early April, Snow Leopard Trust scientists headed back to the field to restart our collaring program, which is part of our ongoing long-term ecological study of snow leopards and their habitat in Mongolia’s Tost Mountains.

Nine Lives: Meet the Snow Leopards On The Air Right Now

by Snow Leopard Trust December 5, 2018December 10, 2018 10 Comments

The Snow Leopard Trust’s research team is currently tracking a record nine wild snow leopards in Mongolia’s Tost Mountains with GPS collars. Here’s a look at these nine cats and what we know about them.

Did “The Dude” Set a Snow Leopard World Record?

by Örjan Johansson November 9, 2018May 9, 2020 13 Comments

Field researcher Örjan Johansson shares the story of “The Dude”, the biggest, heaviest snow leopard he’s come across in a decade of field studies.

Dagina: Snow Leopard and Scientific Pioneer

by Snow Leopard Trust October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 19 Comments

She was first photographed by camera traps when she was still a cub, wore GPS tracking collars on two separate occasions and has successfully raised at least two litters of cubs: Dagina may be the world’s most comprehensibly studied wild snow leopard. At nine years old, she is still going strong, and contributing to cutting-edge science.

Tracking Predator and Prey

by Snow Leopard Trust August 28, 2018September 13, 2018 Leave a comment

Snow Leopards, Ibexes and Goats to be tracked simultaneously with GPS Collars in Mongolia