We are shocked and saddened about the death of our former volunteer Dianna Hanson yesterday in an accident at a California wildlife park, where she had been working as an intern. In 2011 and 2012, Dianna worked with the Snow Leopard Trust at our Seattle office as a volunteer. She did outstanding work for us; …
News & Stories
How to Keep Snow Leopards Away From Your Fridge
New study: more wild prey for snow leopards may mean more livestock losses, not less! We’ve all had these evenings, after a long day at work, where we’d just open the fridge and eat whatever we found in there. On a good day, that may have been a pizza. On a bad one, however, …
“Snow Leopards Still Hold Many Secrets For Us To Decipher!"
Fast facts: Dr. Li Juan has earned her PhD developing the most finely scaled map of snow leopard distribution in China to date Her studies show that while, compared to other snow leopard habitats, conflicts between humans and snow leopards are a less urgent problem on the Tibetan plateau; habitat fragmentation and poaching remain major …
The Future of our Long-Term Study in Mongolia
Fast Facts: Panthera has quit the Long Term Ecological Study (LTES) on snow leopards The Snow Leopard Trust will continue the groundbreaking research without interruption We’re planning to expand the study further in 2013
Kyrgyzstan: Major Win for Snow Leopards!
Kyrgyzstan’s snow leopards get a bigger, safer home! The country’s Prime Minister, Jantoro Satybaldiev, has signed a decree expanding the Sarychat-Ertash State Nature Reserve, Kyrgyzstan’s most important snow leopard habitat, by 150 square kilometers. That’s roughly twice the size of Manhattan – an expansion of 12%!
Worth the Trip: Behind the Scenes with Snow Leopards at Woodland Park Zoo
British artist Jackie Morris, author of the magnificent children’s book “The Snow Leopard” and a long-time partner of the Snow Leopard Trust, didn’t like the idea of flying all the way from Wales to Seattle for a three-day conference very much – until she found out that the Woodland Park Zoo would be taking her …
Pakistan: Comprehensive Report on Snow Leopard Distribution in the Works
In 2013, Snow Leopard Trust researchers in Pakistan hope to complete camera trap studies and conflict surveys that will help them paint the most complete picture of snow leopard distribution and conservation status across the country to date. Fast facts: The Snow Leopard Trust’s local partner organization in Pakistan is finalizing the country’s first comprehensive …
Face to Face with Snow Leopards: A Close Encounter in China
A research team from our Chinese partner organization, Shan Shui, was taking a break from exhausting field work in the mountainous Sanjiangyuan region, when Edward, a young Chinese-American volunteer, dropped his binoculars. He climbed back down the steep slope they had just come up to recover them – only to suddenly find himself face to …
Give Art for Snow Leopards
Over the last few years, a great number of artists – painters, photographers, sculptors and all kinds of other creative minds – have partnered with the Snow Leopard Trust, putting their talents in the service of the cats.
Nordens Ark: A Leading Partner in Conservation
Our work would not be possible without strong partners. Nordens Ark, a nonprofit foundation based in Sweden working to protect endangered species, has been a leading partner of the Snow Leopard Trust in snow leopard research and conservation. Fast Facts: Nordens Ark is a Swedish nonprofit foundation that has been partnering with the Snow Leopard …