Every year, International Snow Leopard Day celebrates one of the most mysterious and majestic creatures roaming the icy peaks of Central and South Asia, the snow leopard. Known as the Ghost of the ...

First-Ever Baby Snow Leopard Cub Debuts at Chester Zoo and Everyone's in Love originally appeared on PetHelpful. There are so many animal species that are truly in danger, and one group that’s on the ...

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 ...

A pair of researchers have visited two snow leopard dens in Mongolia’s Tost mountains, where they studied and photographed five cubs, offering a rare opportunity to gather data on this threatened ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the most powerful recent examples of hyperlocal conservation in the Himalaya is the effort by two sisters from Dolpo, Tshiring Lhamu Lama and Sonam Choekyi Lama, to protect Nepal’s snow ...