Archive for the ‘ General SLN Interest ’ Category
India has a fair record in wild cat protection, but much is desired
Roars, growls and Grunts: India has a fair record in wild cat protection, but much is desired Author: Ravi Chellam India is fortunate to have a diverse set of habitats, largely due to variations in terrain and climate. This is reflected in the tremendous diversity of wild plants and animals, including the large wild cats, [...]
Snow Leopard Foundation Pakistan: ‘Solid Waste Management Campaign During Shandur Festival’
‘Solid Waste Management Campaign During Shandur Festival’ Posted by Staff Reporter on Mon, 2011-07-11 19:08 | filed underGilgit-Baltistan World Wide Fund for Nature Pakistan, Saving Wetlands Sky High Programme, Pakistan Wetlands Programme-Northern Alpine Wetlands Complex and Snow Leopard foundation Pakistan jointly organized a mass awareness campaign about Solid Waste Management during Shandur Polo Festival on [...]
Saturday, Jul. 02, 2011 SWIC’s storm cloud gives way to snow leopard BY WILL BUSS – News-Democrat BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS — The smirking-faced thundercloud is out at Southwestern Illinois College. This fall, when the SWIC Blue Storm takes the court and field of play, they will be represented by a blue-eyed snow leopard. The Belleville-based community [...]
Update from The Altai Project, 28 May 2011
Greetings from The Altai Project! It’s summer in Altai, although the snowmelt still fills churning rivers. Here in California we have finally seen the end of our winter rainy season. Over the winter at The Altai Project, we reflected on our accomplishments and lessons for 2010: The first ever camera-trap study of snow leopards in [...]
International Collaboration Brings New Hope to Endangered Snow Leopards: The BBC Wildlife Fund is partnering with Whitley Fund for Nature and Nature Conservation Foundation to launch new conservation program across Asia
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 London, England and Bangalore, India (PRWEB) May 26, 2011 The BBC Wildlife Fund (BBCWF) and two leading conservation organizations, Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) and Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF), are teaming up to launch a new program aimed at securing a healthy population of snow leopards across Asia. The BBC Wildlife [...]
Wildlife photos on the web: snow leopard photo popular
Wildlife on the web K. JESHI A number of online forums initiate one into the wonders of wildlife, photography and more When wildlife photographer R. Prakash posted a photograph of a rare sighting of a male leopard and a melanistic (black) female leopard on India Nature Watch (INW), a popular online forum for wildlife photographers, [...]
Snow Leopard Conservancy, founded by Dr. Rodney Jackson
Protecting snow leopards By Emily Charrier-Botts INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER May 5, 2011 – 02:25 PM More has been done to protect snow leopards, one of the most elusive creatures on the planet, by a tiny organization in a small house in Boyes Hot Springs than by almost anyone else in the world. The Snow Leopard [...]
Of Tea and Snow Leopards, editorial by SLN member Shafqat Hussain
April 28, 2011 Baltistan, Post-Mortenson Of Tea and Snow Leopards By SHAFQAT HUSSAIN OK, maybe just one cup of tea and not three, and just three schools not eleven. Whatever the truth about numbers, Greg Mortenson did a commendable job of building some schools in the peaceful and never-Talibanised Baltistan, and some in restless and [...]
Ed Fischer upcoming book on searching for snow leopards
Chasing the elusive snow leopard Squamish resident set to share story of his 30-year search for Asian ‘phantom’ Squamish resident Ed Fischer pauses during an acclimitization hike in May of 2010. Behind Ed are some of the typically upturned stratifications of the Stok Range; this was once an ancient seabed that was pushed up in [...]
Book review: ‘The Snow Leopard: The True Story of an Amazing Rescue’ by Juliana Hatkoff
Published: Sunday, March 27, 2011, 6:10 PM By Mary Penn | Bay County Library System The Bay City Times “Leo the Snow Leopard: The True Story of an Amazing Rescue” by Juliana Hatkoff Scholastic, 2010, 40 pages, $17.99, Ages 4 to 10 What would you do if you found a helpless snow leopard cub? A [...]