A new "landmark assessment" has estimated that 397 snow leopards live across Nepal, up from earlier estimates of between 300 and 350 individuals. Sometimes called the “ghosts of the mountains,” snow ...

There is something instantly captivating about the snow leopard. Maybe it is the thick, smoky fur, the long sweeping tail, or the way this big cat seems to appear and disappear across mountain cliffs ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the crushing realities of being a cat lover is realizing that not every kitten can be cuddled. Don't worry; normal domestic cats are fair game, so long as they want to be held and aren't ...

Milan BK is busy installing camera traps, checking its GPS location and peering through binoculars at outcrops on the other side of the valley for signs of snow leopard movement. BK is 15 years old ...

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