Sentences with phrase «as snow leopards»

You'll have a chance to meet twenty of the world's top conservation experts working with animals as diverse as Snow Leopards to Cotton - top Tamarins, from Saiga Antelopes to African Painted Dogs.

Scientists often spend days tracking rare animals such as snow leopards or orangutans for samples of DNA, for instance from hair or faeces, to understand their movements, monitor their populations and propose ways to protect them.

Overall, only 36.1 percent of collected scats thought to be from snow leopards were confirmed as snow leopard.

Panicked, I resurface as a snow leopard, and am now told not to descend, but to ascend.

I began life as a snow leopard, rolling comically around as the four legged creatures in this game so bizarrely do.

Not exact matches

While perhaps lacking the variety boasted by some big - city zoos to the south, it's well - known for an impressive collection of Arctic animals, such as polar bears, snow leopards, wolves, seals, otters and more.

THE iconic snow leopard might no longer be classed as an endangered species, if some scientists have their way.

Since 1986, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has designated snow leopards as «endangered».

On the bright side the snow leopard, which was previously endangered, is now listed as vulnerable, thanks in part to efforts to reduce poaching.

After conducting genetic analyses, they discovered that the hemoglobin genes of snow leopards look and work pretty much the same as those in other cats, they report today in The Journal of Experimental Biology.

The list includes all species of elephants, eastern gorillas and snow leopards, as well as many types of bird.

While estimates of the amount of small mammals snow leopards consume may have been overstated, the importance of large ungulate populations to the snow leopard's diets may have been understated, as this study suggests stable snow leopard populations are possibly more reliant upon large ungulate prey than previously understood.

Weiskopf explained that a big problem with collecting and identifying scat in the field is that researchers mostly rely on morphological characteristics such as shape, size or associated signs of snow leopards, and since scat from different species can look similar, this can lead to misrepresented population estimates and errors in reporting what the snow leopards are actually eating.

As a result of non-target species possibly being included in past research studies, it has been thought that snow leopards — who lack an abundance of natural prey — consume great numbers of small mammals such as marmots, hares and pika, as well as wild ungulates, which are larger hooved animals such as ibeAs a result of non-target species possibly being included in past research studies, it has been thought that snow leopards — who lack an abundance of natural prey — consume great numbers of small mammals such as marmots, hares and pika, as well as wild ungulates, which are larger hooved animals such as ibeas marmots, hares and pika, as well as wild ungulates, which are larger hooved animals such as ibeas well as wild ungulates, which are larger hooved animals such as ibeas wild ungulates, which are larger hooved animals such as ibeas ibex.

During that time it was estimated that as many as ten snow leopards were killed each year.

It is very difficult to interpret what the snow leopard thought of the smell, did they react as they would any new smell or were they deciphering it as another cat?

In the case of Tost, that would add up to around 1100 ibex (or 750 argali) as a minimum for 14 snow leopards.

Using remote - sensor research cameras and GPS tracking collars, Snow Leopard Trust researchers have been able to follow and observe a young female snow leopard named Anu over the course of four years as she grew up, dispersed from her mother and later had cubs herself twice in her mountain habitat in Mongolia's South GSnow Leopard Trust researchers have been able to follow and observe a young female snow leopard named Anu over the course of four years as she grew up, dispersed from her mother and later had cubs herself twice in her mountain habitat in Mongolia's South Gsnow leopard named Anu over the course of four years as she grew up, dispersed from her mother and later had cubs herself twice in her mountain habitat in Mongolia's South Gobi.

Intensify conservation efforts in the large landscapes required for snow leopard survival by identifying and designating critical habitats of key snow leopard populations as no - go areas for destructive land uses, maintaining their integrity and connectivity through natural corridors, and strengthening their protection on the ground.

This long - term research has given us a fairly good understanding of the behavior of individual snow leopards, such as what they eat, how often they kill, if they are territorial, and how much space they use.

«My research on snow leopard social behavior was conducted as part of an MSc in Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare at the University of Edinburgh.

«Despite snow leopard research dating back to early 1980s, we still don't have any information on basic demographic parameters such as birth rates and survival», Samelius says.

The problem: counting ibex and argali in the rough, inaccessible landscape of Tost is almost as difficult as counting the famously elusive snow leopard.

As part of the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP), Uzbekistan authorities are working on the development and implementation of regulations to protect the snow leopard and the appointment of groups responsible for its conservatSnow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP), Uzbekistan authorities are working on the development and implementation of regulations to protect the snow leopard and the appointment of groups responsible for its conservatsnow leopard and the appointment of groups responsible for its conservation.

Communicate to citizens and particular stakeholders, including local communities, youth, governments, civil society, and the private sector, about the value of snow leopards and their ecosystem, and sustain the effort by celebrating 23 October 23 each year as the International Snow Leopard Day with presentation of an annual International Snow Leopard Conservation Award, and 2015 as the International Year of the Snow Leopsnow leopards and their ecosystem, and sustain the effort by celebrating 23 October 23 each year as the International Snow Leopard Day with presentation of an annual International Snow Leopard Conservation Award, and 2015 as the International Year of the Snow LeopSnow Leopard Day with presentation of an annual International Snow Leopard Conservation Award, and 2015 as the International Year of the Snow LeopSnow Leopard Conservation Award, and 2015 as the International Year of the Snow LeopSnow Leopard.

The snow leopard is classified by IUCN as endangered.

Snow leopards function as a keystone species — although they occur in relatively low abundance, snow leopards play a critical role in regulating the populations of other species, preventing any one species from dominating the habiSnow leopards function as a keystone species — although they occur in relatively low abundance, snow leopards play a critical role in regulating the populations of other species, preventing any one species from dominating the habisnow leopards play a critical role in regulating the populations of other species, preventing any one species from dominating the habitat.

Some parts of snow leopard habitat, such as the massifs of the Gobi Desert of Mongolia are virtually devoid of vegetation.

The cliffs and rocks ledges also give snow leopards protection as they merge very well into colors of rock with their beautiful camouflage fur color and rosettes.

As we were slowly driving up the pass, one boy suddenly started pointing toward the cliff, shouting, «a snow leopard!»

Tsetsen, a male snow leopard wearing a GSP collar in Mongolia's Tost Mountains as part of the Snow Leopard Trust's long - term study of these cats, has gone offline as schedusnow leopard wearing a GSP collar in Mongolia's Tost Mountains as part of the Snow Leopard Trust's long - term study of these cats, has gone offline as scheduSnow Leopard Trust's long - term study of these cats, has gone offline as scheduled.

Pastureland is a critically important factor for the livelihoods of nomadic people, and the snow leopard's prey animals depend on it as well.

We were thrilled that ibex still inhabit this area as these wild goats are also snow leopard prey, sadly getting less common as years go by.

From the villagers, our team heard that people in other surrounding hamlets had recently seen snow leopards sneak around close by as well.

Each country, although different in culture and history, shares snow leopard habitat characteristics such as mountains with steep slopes dotted by rocky bluffs, ridges broken by outcrops, and valleys interrupted by cliffs.

Researchers say the relationship between snow leopards and wolves is the same as cats and dogs.

Snow leopards move across vast territory and we needed to cover as much of this area as we could.

His cubs were sent to zoos in Europe and Central Asia as part of the global zoo snow leopard breeding program, but Ena, his 4 year old daughter, is the first of his cubs to go to North America.

New estimates focused on areas described as» Snow Leopard Conservation Units,» covering only 44 percent of the snow leopard's extensive range (which extends over roughly 3 million km2 or 1,158,306 square miles) suggests that there may be between 4,678 and 8,745 snow leopards just in these unSnow Leopard Conservation Units,» covering only 44 percent of the snow leopard's extensive range (which extends over roughly 3 million km2 or 1,158,306 square miles) suggests that there may be between 4,678 and 8,745 snow leopards just in these unsnow leopard's extensive range (which extends over roughly 3 million km2 or 1,158,306 square miles) suggests that there may be between 4,678 and 8,745 snow leopards just in these unsnow leopards just in these units.

In 2001, he joined the Snow Leopard Trust as the India Country Director; eventually, in 2008, taking over the responsibility to lead and manage the organization's snow leopard research and conservation across India, China, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, the top five snow leopard range countrSnow Leopard Trust as the India Country Director; eventually, in 2008, taking over the responsibility to lead and manage the organization's snow leopard research and conservation across India, China, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, the top five snow leopard range countrsnow leopard research and conservation across India, China, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, the top five snow leopard range countrsnow leopard range countries.

As livestock numbers in northern India grow, some of the snow leopard's main prey species populations are shrinking fast.

In each grid cell we searched along saddles on the ridgelines, valley or cliff bases and near overhanging boulders for fresh signs of snow leopard presence such as urine spray markings and scrapes.

As long as trapping stations are set up in sites where snow leopards are likely to linger (e.g. marking locations), thereby allowing multiple images and both flanks to be photographed, one camera trap appears adequate, especially when conducting long - term monitoring and using cameras that are capable of taking multiple images rapidly (< 1 second intervalsAs long as trapping stations are set up in sites where snow leopards are likely to linger (e.g. marking locations), thereby allowing multiple images and both flanks to be photographed, one camera trap appears adequate, especially when conducting long - term monitoring and using cameras that are capable of taking multiple images rapidly (< 1 second intervalsas trapping stations are set up in sites where snow leopards are likely to linger (e.g. marking locations), thereby allowing multiple images and both flanks to be photographed, one camera trap appears adequate, especially when conducting long - term monitoring and using cameras that are capable of taking multiple images rapidly (< 1 second intervals).

· In country capacity to conserve snow leopards has been bolstered with the training of young female conservationists as part of the program.

Disproportionate mortality of males, presumably an important cause of the change in sex ratio of the snow leopard population in Tost, is reported in several carnivores as resulting from human - induced factors such as poaching and retaliatory killing, including Amur tigers in southeast Russia [32], leopards in South Africa [34], and cougars in the Pacific Northwest [33], although there are exceptions (e.g. tiger population in Panna, Central India, that had turned male - biased prior to extinction due to poaching; [36], [37]-RRB-.

Since 2010, he has also served as the Executive Director of the Snow Leopard Network, a worldwide alliance of over 500 individuals and institutions dedicated to the exchange of information towards snow leopard conservatSnow Leopard Network, a worldwide alliance of over 500 individuals and institutions dedicated to the exchange of information towards snow leopard conservatsnow leopard conservation.

«Only in recent years have advances such as satellite telemetry and compact camera traps capable of taking high - quality night shots while surviving extreme low temperatures allowed scientists to begin to unravel the mysteries behind the snow leopard's life,» said Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) scientist Dr. Stephane Ostrowski.

This is interesting as the studies found that the relationship was closer between tigers and snow leopards than even snow leopards and common leopards (Panthera pardus).

One day when I worked in Hustai National Park, my supervisor and vice president of the Mongolian Association for Conservation of Nature, Mr J. Tserendeleg, asked me, «We are close to start snow leopard research project, would you like to work in that project as a field biologist?»

Rodney Jackson, Ph.D.: (Snow Leopard Conservancy) Conducted in - depth radio - tracking studies of snow leopards since the 1980s; dedicated to building local communities» capacity as key players in conserving the specSnow Leopard Conservancy) Conducted in - depth radio - tracking studies of snow leopards since the 1980s; dedicated to building local communities» capacity as key players in conserving the specsnow leopards since the 1980s; dedicated to building local communities» capacity as key players in conserving the species.