For the eleventh year, October 23 marks International Snow Leopard Day. Only 3,500 to 7,000 of the beautiful speckled cats, listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ...

Leh: Ladakh is known for beautiful landscapes, high passes and snow leopards. In Ladakh, snow leopards are known as Rchans and are commonly found in the Zanskar region of the union territory in winter ...

Have you ever wondered what makes a big cat a big cat? How about which one of these fierce felines is the biggest of them all? This big cats size comparison will cover these facts and more – all while ...

Every time a wildlife sanctuary or park posts a video of their wildcats at play, we are reminded of how similar they are to our domestic cats at home. From playing with their handlers to sitting in ...

India's snow leopard population is estimated at 718, with Ladakh being a major habitat. These elusive cats are vital indicators of mountain ecosystem health. Recent assessments provide precise data on ...

Big cats are elusive, but the snow leopard, especially so. Locals living alongside the leopards often refer to them as the ‘ghosts of the mountains’ as they are hardly ever seen. The snow leopard ...

One of the most elusive animal species may disappear, researchers said. Survival of snow leopard populations could be "precarious" in the future due to the way the elusive mountain cats have evolved, ...

Survival of snow leopard populations could be "precarious" in the future due to the way the elusive mountain cats have evolved, scientists recently discovered. Snow leopards have low genetic diversity ...

Whole genome sequencing has revealed that snow leopards have low genetic diversity because they are rare, and probably always have been. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia). (Credit: Paul Groom Photography ...

Ali Uzdenov noted that today the snow leopard resides in four regions of Russia: the Altai Republic, Tuva, Buryatia, and the Krasnoyarsk region KAZAN, March 14. /TASS/. Over the last ten years, the ...

SXSW: Set deep in the Himalayas, "Snow Leopard Sisters" follows a mentor/mentee relationship that speaks to a larger conflict between herders and the wildlife they must learn to respect. With the ...