It’s far too early for her to be part of this initiative yet, but the awareness is there about the efforts being made to stabilize the snow leopard population and the difficulti ...
in the absence of their natural prey, that are the lifeblood of the Khyber villagers. Livestock depredation, often at the hands of the snow leopard, is the primary reason behind human-wildlife ...
However, the species still faces numerous threats. According to the United Nations Environment Program, poaching, habitat ...
Their short forelimbs and long hind limbs make them very agile, and they can jump as much as 50 feet in length ...
Rosen shouted: Ahead, a pack of long-horned argali sheep, a favorite prey of the snow leopard, were watching us approach. But before I could get my binoculars focused, they scattered, flecking the ...
Lor Sokhoeurn / WWF-Cambodia A Multitude of Threats Lions, jaguars, and snow leopards might live in different landscapes but they face similar threats. Their habitat is shrinking due to human led ...
In less than a minute, the snow leopard had its prey in its jaws, and proceeded to carry it back to its den. Both species are very well camouflaged and extremely hard to spot. While large birds of ...
Snow leopards are in danger, facing increasing threats. The wild mountain sheep and goats that they prey on are declining in some parts of the snow leopard range too, because of competition for ...
Researchers from the Nature Conservation Foundation have been studying the snow leopard and its main prey, the blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur), around Kibber village since the late nineties.
Trekking high into the mountainous terrain of the Himalaya, they checked the 28 camera traps that had been deployed just a few months earlier at altitudes between 4000m and 4800m and looked for signs ...
SALINA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Rolling Hills Zoo in Salina has welcomed a new snow leopard. Bettina the snow leopard (Courtesy: Rolling Hills Zoo) On Tuesday, the zoo announced the arrival of Bettina ...