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Snow Leopard Sisters

The Snow Leopard Conservancy is proud to be the impact partner for the upcoming feature documentary, Snow Leopard Sisters. Join us in this fundraising effort!

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$ 600,000 USD

CAMPAIGN GOAL

This documentary features the work of our longstanding local partner Tshiring Lhamu Lama and her ground-breaking conservation efforts to preserve the snow leopard population in her hometown Dolpo, Nepal. We are working together to reduce retaliatory killings through local education programming, construction of predator-proof corrals, and establishing a green local economy enmeshed with snow leopard conservation.

Watch a Clip of the Film:

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“We are grateful to be partnered with Tshiring and her community on transforming Dolpo into a snow leopard-friendly community. Tshiring is a pioneer and natural leader bringing this important conservation issue to light and opening doors for broader discussion on how compassionate coexistence is possible.

Every donation through the Snow Leopard Sisters impact campaign goes directly to saving snow leopards in Nepal. If you are interested in partnering in other ways, please contact us directly.”

— Ashleigh Lutz-Nelson,
Executive Director, Snow
Leopard Conservancy

A Mission of Community Empowerment

In the past 8 years, 11 of the estimated 90 snow leopards in Nepal’s remote Dolpo region have been found dead. Local wisdom reasons that the true number is much higher.

We are proud to partner with the crew and protagonists of the feature documentary Snow Leopard Sisters to protect the snow leopard population in Dolpo and to provide better economic opportunities for local communities that incentivise conservation.

Read on to learn how you can join us in our mission to partner with local community members like Tshiring Lhamu Lama to save one of the last great snow leopard habitats in the Himalayas. All donations go directly to supporting programs in Dolpo, Nepal under the guidance of Tshiring Lhamu Lama and her local team.

GOAL: 11 CORRALS

$ 30,000 USD FUNDS 1 CORRAL

© Tshiring Lhamu Lama

Fund the design and construction of a predator proof corral in one of Dolpo’s most remote communities where snow leopard predation of local livestock has led to deadly retaliatory killings. Each corral can hold up to 700 mixed adult and baby goats and is designed to maximize local employment and women engagement. Construction includes the establishment of local revolving funds for future repairs or reconstruction.

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GOAL: TRAINING FOR 80 CONSERVATIONISTS

$1,000 USD FUNDS 1 CONSERVATIONIST

© Sonam Choekyi Lama

Help us host intensive annual trainings for young men and women from Dolpo on snow leopard tracking and conservation. These trainings provide specific skills that will open the door to future jobs in conservation and ecotourism, collect data on current snow leopard numbers and movement, and provide invaluable life skills.

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GOAL: PROVIDING 500 FOXLIGHTS TO HERDING FAMILIES

$125 USD FUNDS 1 FOXLIGHT

© Snow Leopard Conservancy

Fund the provision of a portable solar-charged LED foxlight to a herding family in Dolpo. These bright lights blink at night in patterns that scare snow leopards away from livestock herds at night – the main time when snow leopards attack. Providing these simple but effective lights will reduce conflict between snow leopards and the local community.

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You can also send a check to:
Snow Leopard Conservancy 
209 Mississippi Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

Please write “Snow Leopard Sisters” in the comments or in the memo of the check so that we know to restrict your donation for this fund.

For assistance with donations via phone, ACH or wire transfers, please call us at +1 (707) 938 1700 or email us: info@snowleopardconservancy.org
 

Thank you!

Bob Wilson (+)

CFO/TREASURER (2010-2023)

We mourn the loss of Robert J. Wilson, Board Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer and longtime personal and professional friend of the Snow Leopard Conservancy. Bob will always be remembered for his huge heart and caring commitment to wild animals, from sea lions, walruses and polar bears to snow leopards, tigers and more. He was so very gracious in giving his time and deep knowledge of non-profits. Bob was responsible for helping Darla and Rodney establish SLC in 2010 as a 501( c)(3) organization. His attention to good fiscal management and governance helped guide the organization to where it is today – well respected and active in five of the snow leopard’s 12 range countries centered in the mountains of Asia.

On behalf of SLC and all colleagues across the world, we extend our heartfelt condolences to Bob’s family and his many friends. He will be truly missed, but we know his spirit will be nearby, in the Farallon Islands and the other places so dear to him. Rest in Love & Peace, dearest Bob.

Karen Campbell

DEVELOPMENT & OPERATIONS MANAGER

Karen Campbell (she/her/hers) is a strategic development professional with 20 years of dedicated experience in the nonprofit sector and a passionate advocate for the environment. Over her career, Karen has led programs and raised funds for conservation and youth environmental education programs that develop environmental literacy and foster future generations as stewards of the environment. Karen holds a Master of Nonprofit Administration from University of San Francisco School of Management, as well as, a Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Biological Sciences from Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio. She enjoys spending time in nature, teaching Pilates and tending to her raised bed community garden.

Dr. Katie Lawlor

TRUSTEE

Dr. Katie Lawlor is the co-founder of Veterinary Mental Health Support (VMHS), an international nonprofit program that provides free mental health support services to veterinary medicine professionals. Katie received her doctorate from the joint program between the Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. She trained at both the Stanford University Medical Center and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, focusing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), neuropsychology, and human-animal interactions (HAI). Before her career in clinical psychology, Katie held positions with NBC News in Beijing and New York City, the U.S. Department of State in Washington DC, and the Governor’s Office of California. She holds a Master’s in economic policy from Columbia University and a BA from the University of Notre Dame.