As governments from twelve snow leopard range countries meet in Kathmandu this week to increase efforts to safeguard a future for snow leopards, Nepal has announced its ambitious new action plan to ...

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is a large feline unique to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its surrounding areas. As the apex predator in the region, the snow leopard plays a crucial role in ...

There is no denying that the snow leopard is an iconic creature. These mountain dwellers, with 12cm thick fur and a characteristic yowl, are actually more closely related to tigers than to leopards, ...

The Second International Forum on Snow leopard and Ecosystem Conservation was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic on 24-25 August, 2017. The forum was attended by representatives from national and ...

In the icy wilderness areas of High Asia, snow leopards glide like shadows across the snows as the haunting howls of Himalayan wolves echo across the crags. In Nepal, high mountain dwellers have ...

There are relatively few snow leopards in the world, and it has likely been that way for a long time, a new study indicates. This situation increases their risk of extinction in a changing environment ...

India's snow leopard population is estimated at 718, with Ladakh being a major habitat. These elusive cats are vital indicators of mountain ecosystem health. Recent assessments provide precise data on ...

Activists in a nature reserve in central Kyrgyzstan have reintroduced elk in a bid to restore the local ecosystem and preserve snow leopards, who traditionally feed on the elk. Thirty elk from the ...

This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). To honor Women’s History Month, WCS and Nature are bringing you stories of women in the fields of nature and conservation. I was ...

Officials in the mountains of northwestern China have been heartened by the more frequent sightings of an extremely elusive big cat. According to China Daily, years of conservation efforts in the ...

In April 2025, Nepal announced its first-ever national snow leopard population estimate using a robust methodology. This follows years of collaboration between WWF-Nepal, government agencies, and ...

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