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 ...

A committee of experts is combining various studies across different times and regions to estimate Nepal’s snow leopard population for the first time using new standards. Past studies varied in their ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The snow leopard has earned its reputation as the ghost of the mountains. They are rarely seen even by people who live alongside them. For those who have embarked on the quest to find these enigmatic ...

A Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation report estimates the snow leopard population at 397. The assessment uses data from research done between 2015 and 2024, using camera traps and ...