Summits and Snow Leopards fundraiser was a success!

May 22nd, 2013|Comments Off on Summits and Snow Leopards fundraiser was a success!

This year's SLC biennial fundraiser was fantastic! Thanks to our friends, supporters and amazing volunteers, we not only had a fun and exciting day, but we were able to raise funds to protect the endangered [...]

Record breaking snow leopard sightings in Ladakh!

February 25th, 2013|Comments Off on Record breaking snow leopard sightings in Ladakh!

The snows have been good this year, keeping snow leopards to the lower elevations, and closer to tourist camps in the Husing Valley of Hemis National Park.  Hemis is truly the Snow Leopard Capital of [...]

Sacred Species, Sacred Sites

January 21st, 2013|Comments Off on Sacred Species, Sacred Sites

Sacred Species, Sacred Sites Snow Leopard is symbolized on many Central Asian coats of arms A great deal of research and thinking has gone into the theory and practice of integrating Western and Indigenous conservation [...]

Conservation-Bhutan

January 21st, 2013|Comments Off on Conservation-Bhutan

Community-based Stewardship of Snow Leopards in Bhutan Bhutan is famous for its development philosophy of Gross National Happiness, built on the principles of environmental conservation, equitable and sustainable development, good governance, and cultural preservation. Seventy-two [...]

Harsh weather in Kazakhstan calls for reliable transportation!

January 16th, 2013|Comments Off on Harsh weather in Kazakhstan calls for reliable transportation!

Our partner and guiding conservation voice in Kazakhstan, Oleg Loginov has updated SLC with the current snow leopard news in his country. Oleg and his wife, Irina, have been integral in establishing the snow leopard [...]

Updates from our Nepal Program

December 20th, 2012|Comments Off on Updates from our Nepal Program

With the end of the year approaching, our US-based staff has been laden with the gift of updates from our partners abroad! Notably, our Nepal program has been expanding and progressing in exciting ways! Regional [...]

News from Tshewang and Rodney from Bhutan

December 11th, 2012|Comments Off on News from Tshewang and Rodney from Bhutan

On Tuesday, October 16, Rodney Jackson posted on his Facebook page: "I'm off to Thimpu, Bhutan for three weeks to work with our partners to establish a community-based stewardship program. I will report back at [...]

Nepal Snow Leopard Scouts Update August-September 2012

December 11th, 2012|Comments Off on Nepal Snow Leopard Scouts Update August-September 2012

Snow Leopard Conservancy – Nepal program Snow Leopard Scouts – Lower Mustang Street Drama:  Snow Leopard Scouts – Lower Mustang performed the snow leopard street drama “Mountain  Queen, the Snow Leopard” in Muktinath during the Yartung [...]

Field Report from Jomsom Mustang, June 2012

December 11th, 2012|Comments Off on Field Report from Jomsom Mustang, June 2012

Greeting from Annapurna! I descended to Jomsom from the alpine pasture, yesterday, 21 June. I had arrived in Jomsom (Mustang) on the 18th of June on a jeep. There was no guarantee of flights from [...]

Mongolian Scat Collection, February 2012

December 11th, 2012|Comments Off on Mongolian Scat Collection, February 2012

Sleuthing for Snow Leopard Conservation through the DNA of Poop By Jan Janečka, Ph.D. As the bitter wind bites the exposed flesh of my hands, I fumble with my GPS to get a location of [...]

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