In a similar incident last year, some 40 livestock animals were reportedly killed by a snow leopard in Badakhshan ... "So is the loss of its natural prey species (mostly large wild mountain ...

Their wide, fur-covered feet distribute their weight over soft snow. Snow leopards are solitary creatures, and skilful predators, able to kill prey up to three times their own weight in challenging ...

Snow leopards typically hunt wild mountain sheep and wild goats that are also hunted by members of local communities. When humans kill these wild animals, there’s less prey for the snow leopards ...

but the poaching of their prey also reduces the food available to the big cats, according to the Snow Leopard Trust. They are also killed in many parts of their range due to retribution for killing ...

While guarding its victim against birds of prey, the snow leopard will dine at the scene of the kill every few hours. They are also flexible predators that will switch to whatever food source is ...

Snow leopards kill prey up to three times their own weight in their challenging terrain. The photographer also captured a snap of the snow leopard lurking around the mountain top. It's not ...

The availability of prey, proximity to humans ... and Getuk Chomo pose with the heads and pelts of four goats killed by a snow leopard. The couple stand next to a scarecrow, which they erected ...

Snow leopard numbers are thought to be declining partly as their wild prey – the goat-like blue sheep or bharal, ibex, pika and hares – have been replaced by livestock, which are then killed ...

Like most cats, snow leopards are solitary animals rarely spotted together. They are skillful predators, able to kill prey up to three times their weight in challenging terrain. They are a rare ...

“People said they would kill or poison the wolves as they ... which is also the main prey of the snow leopard. New research now shows that the wolves’ reemergence could already be impacting ...

Researchers in Ladakh used tracks and camera traps to estimate snow leopard populations, finding around 477 individuals with ...