Pema Tsering, SLC Coordinator in Nepal

January 13th, 2014|Comments Off on Pema Tsering, SLC Coordinator in Nepal

Pema Tsering is the Program Coordinator for Snow Leopard Conservancy in Mustang.  Here he gives us a bit of information about what it is like living in Mustang and explains his role with the Conservancy. [...]

Kids Helping Snow Leopards

January 6th, 2014|Comments Off on Kids Helping Snow Leopards

Snow leopard notecards by 11-year-old Kyle Trefny  (photo: Kyle Trefny) Aren't these notecards beautiful?  And what makes them even more beautiful is that they were created by 11-year-old Kyle Trefny in San Francisco to raise [...]

Making Strides in Genetics

December 5th, 2013|Comments Off on Making Strides in Genetics

   Jan (center) in field with G. Naranbaatar (l) and B.Munkhtsog (r)   Dr. Jan Janečka, currently at Texas A&M University, but soon moving to Duquesne University, is the Conservancy's partner in genetic studies on [...]

Snow Leopard Cub in Mongolia

November 25th, 2013|Comments Off on Snow Leopard Cub in Mongolia

  On November 19 a young snow leopard cub made his way to the roof of a ger (Mongolian nomadic tent) for a bite to eat and a nap, thus surprising herder D. Ganbat and [...]

Impressions from Kyrgyzstan

September 27th, 2013|Comments Off on Impressions from Kyrgyzstan

Rodney Jackson and Darla Hillard of Snow Leopard Conservancy just returned from spending two weeks in the Kyrgyz Republic and France with Indigenous Cultural Practitioners from around the world to work towards linking western science [...]

Rodney Jackson Nominated for Prestigious 2014 Indianapolis Prize

September 25th, 2013|Comments Off on Rodney Jackson Nominated for Prestigious 2014 Indianapolis Prize

Dr. Jackson in the Running for $250,000 Prize and Animal Conservation Award Dr. Rodney Jackson, founder and director of Snow Leopard Conservancy, along with 38 other conservationists who have dedicated their lives to saving the [...]

Meet Baby “Jackson”!

July 30th, 2013|Comments Off on Meet Baby “Jackson”!

"Jackson" Snow Leopard Conservancy is very proud to introduce Project Survival's Cat Haven's 8 week old snow leopard cub, "Jackson"!  Dale Anderson, founder of Project Survival's Cat Haven, and president Wendy Debbas, chose [...]

Snow Leopard Scouts Environmental Awareness Camp

July 16th, 2013|Comments Off on Snow Leopard Scouts Environmental Awareness Camp

Snow Leopard Scouts in Jomsom- Lower Mustang, Nepal attended an Environmental Awareneses Camp.  During this camp students were educated and trained in a number of fronts related to snow leopard biology, environmental awareness, nature hiking [...]

Happy Birthday, Ashakiran!

June 6th, 2013|Comments Off on Happy Birthday, Ashakiran!

Photo by SLC associate, Jerry Roe, in July 2012 Asha at a few weeks old Today we celebrate the 12th birthday of Ashakiran, a snow leopard very dear to our hearts. [...]

Camera Trapping in Nepal

May 31st, 2013|Comments Off on Camera Trapping in Nepal

Update from Nepal: Snow Leopards Scouts--Camera TrappingFifteen students, four teachers, one herder and three Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) staff joined two SLC coordinators on a one-day field excursion to Sakawo, a snow leopard hotspot [...]

Arts Competition in Nepal

May 28th, 2013|Comments Off on Arts Competition in Nepal

Field Update from Nepal: Snow Leopard Scouts Committee Stone Painting and Arts Competition On 20 April, senior artist, Chhewang Jigmi Lowa – resident of Lomanthang, showed students of the Snow Leopard Scouts Committee how to [...]

Snow leopard voted #8 for World’s Favourite Species!

May 24th, 2013|Comments Off on Snow leopard voted #8 for World’s Favourite Species!

Being voted #8 in a contest to find the World's Favourite Species is nothing to swat a paw at!  ARKive, a project of the charity, Wildscreen, uses the power of wildlife imagery to encourage the [...]

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