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Snow Leopard Magazine – Nepal

Join Dr. Rodney Jackson, Executive Director of the Snow Leopard Conservancy, and Tshewang Wangchuk, Executive Director of the Bhutan Foundation, as they discuss trekking the Himalayas, snow leopards, and community.

Their conversation focuses on the snow leopard’s importance in the mountain landscapes of Central Asia and the Hindu-Kush-Himalayas. The two highlight the cultural and environmental importance of the threatened cat and delve into the potential in the region for eco-tourism, business, and community-led environmental conservation.

Maria Azhunova, Director Elect of the Conservancy’s Land of the Snow Leopard Network & Executive Director of the Baikal Buryat Center of Indigenous Cultures, is this year’s recipient of Stanford’s Bright Environmental Award

Amy Turner, host of This Wild Life Conservation Podcast, spoke with Dr. Rodney Jackson, the Conservancy’s Executive Director, and Ashleigh Lutz-Nelson, Vice President, about what led them to snow leopards and snow leopard conservation. Listen as they describe the threats the snow leopard faces and how the Conservancy is working to preserve the species.

The Conservancy’s Manager of the Darwin Initiative, Dr. Shailendra Thakali, shares an important message about snow leopard conservation in Nepal during the COVID-19 pandemic and how you can help.

In late summer 2019, a group of dedicated researchers traveled to Mongolia to test drone (UAV) technology in the assessment of abundance of snow leopard prey species. The team included Rodney Jackson of the Snow Leopard Conservancy; Don Hunter, Rocky Mountain Cat Conservancy; Bariushaa Munkhtsog, Mongolian Academy of Sciences; Bayaraa Munkhtsog, a PhD student at Beijing University; and videographer Ben Hunter of the Isaacson School for New Media, Colorado Mountain College.

More information about the study can be found in a Conservancy News post from September 25, 2019. 

Snow leopard photography courtesy of Tashi R. Ghale.

Dr. Rodney Jackson was chosen as a finalist for the Indianapolis Prize, the World’s leading award for animal conservation, five times between the years 2008 and 2018. “The Indianapolis Prize recognizes and rewards conservationists who have achieved major victories in advancing the sustainability of animal species.”

Learn more about the Indianapolis Prize.

In the fall of each year, the Snow Leopard Conservancy’s conservation partner, the Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN), holds their Wildlife Conservation Expo in San Francisco, California. The Expo provides a unique opportunity for supporters of wildlife to come together with some of the world’s leading conservationists. In addition to speaking one-on-one with the conservationists and their teams at their individual booths, attendees are able to choose from a wide variety of fascinating presentations.  Dr. Rodney Jackson as one of the presenters speaks about snow leopard conservation and the work done by the Conservancy and its partners in the field.

Dr. Rodney Jackson and Ashleigh Lutz-Nelson, Vice President of the Snow Leopard Conservancy, speak on behalf of the Snow Leopard Conservancy at the WCN Wildlife Conservation Virtual Expo in October 2020.