A snow leopard walks across a mountainside at Thiksey village on the outskirts of Leh in India's Ladakh region on February 13, 2024. Snow leopards are found in mountainous regions across 12 Asian ...

The first scientific estimate of snow leopards, setting the stage for long-term monitoring of the species, reveals that 718 big cats roam the ice-capped mountains of the Indian Himalaya. The Wildlife ...

Camera trapping image during the study. Most of India’s snow leopard population live in a remote region in the north of the country, where they co-exist alongside rural communities, according to a ...

Occasional sightings of other species returning to human-adjacent areas, such as coyotes in parts of the United States, ...

Snow leopards are hard to find and count, which makes protecting them difficult. zahoor salmi/Moment via Getty Images Snow leopards are known as the “ghosts of the mountains” for a reason. Imagine ...

Sandro Lovari has led research expeditions on large mammals in Nepal and around the world for 50 years. He has been associated with the University of Cambridge UK, University of Groningen, Stockholm ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Snow leopards are known as the “ghosts of the mountains” for a reason. Imagine waiting for months in the harsh, rugged mountains of Asia, hoping to catch even a glimpse of one.

With 477 snow leopards, Ladakh leads the nation recording the highest feline population of the species, according to first nationwide Snow Leopard Census of the big cat, Environment Ministry told ...

Uttarakhand is set to launch a Snow Leopard Tour to boost winter tourism, promote wildlife conservation, and support local ...

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is a carnivorous hunter admired for its striking coat of white, yellow, or grey fur with black rosettes. Snow leopards live mainly in the alpine and subalpine ...