The Snow Leopard Conservancy facilitates a broad-reaching program, Land of the Snow Leopard Network (LOSL). On February 2, we held an event, Celebrating the Spirit of Snow Leopards. Three of our LOSL members, Maria Azhunova, Alexander Khamaganov, and Rinchin Garmaev, traveled to San Francisco from the Southern Siberian Buryat Republic. Snow leopards are a totem animal more »
In October of 2018, the Baltistan Wildlife Conservation and Development Organization (BWCDO) together with the Education, Forest, and Wildlife Departments, Iqra Fund, and the local communities and schools, organized and celebrated a special International Snow Leopard Day event in Basha Valley Shigar Baltistan. Basha Valley is a remote area where the local people are dependent more »
The snow leopard species faces the threat of extinction despite both its ecological importance and spiritual significance to indigenous communities. Recognizing it would take more than individual efforts to conserve snow leopards, at the first Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Forum held in October 2013, all 12 snow leopard range countries endorsed the Bishkek Declaration. more »
Please Join Us on Saturday, February 2, 2019 1pm – 4 pm at the Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center 207 Skyline Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94132 Free Parking Special Animal Guests Bhutan, Ambassador Snow Leopard, from the Wild Cat Education & Conservation Fund Freddy, Bactrian Therapy Camel, from Lyon Ranch Guest Speakers Land of the more »
Zanskar was once an independent kingdom. Its remoteness is underlined by the one four-wheel-drive road in, traversing a 14,436 foot pass. The road is closed in winter. Then, the only lifeline for the 10,000 or so people who live there is an expensive helicopter or a dangerous 60-mile walk on ice at the edge of more »
by Darla Hillard The Land of the Snow Leopard (LOSL) Network, now in its third year, is part of a groundbreaking collaboration between Western and Indigenous science. Our goal is to create pathways for Indigenous people to be equal partners in research and planning for conservation of snow leopards. This past September, Rodney, Charleen, and more »
Conservation’s greatest heroes gathered September 29, for the Indianapolis Prize Gala, celebrating those protecting wild things and wild places! Dr. Rodney Jackson, Founder & Director of the Snow Leopard Conservancy was among the distinguished finalists for this year’s Indianapolis Prize. This was the 5th time he had been selected as one of the prize finalists. more »
We would like to congratulate our partner, Wildlife Photographer & Citizen Scientist, Tashi Ghale, who has been selected as a 2018 Disney Conservation Hero. He received the award for his dedication to conservation of Snow Leopards and their habitat in his community! Tashi works with the Conservancy’s Snow Leopard Scout program in Nepal and is more »
Three boys from the UK recently raised money for snow leopards. Nine-year-old Sonny Jenkin did a sponsored sea swim while his 5-year-old brother Fynn and their friend, Fabian Giltsoff, sold homemade pizza on their local beach in Budleigh Salterton, Devon. Mom Heather Jenkin tells us that Sonny is very passionate about helping endangered animals. more »
We are pleased to share Volume 4 of The Snow Leopard Magazine, published in June 2018 by the Snow Leopard Conservancy’s partners in Nepal. This year’s edition contains many interesting articles, including one written by the Darla Hillard, Director of Education for the Snow Leopard Conservancy, regarding environmental education and its importance to snow leopard conservation. more »
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