Hunting permits issued by the Mongolian government
for endangered snow leopards have been rescinded following huge public backlash.
Our research in the area has proven that it's an important habitat
for the endangered snow leopard and its prey species.
The Snow Leopard Trust and the Asian World Film Festival are joining forces to raise awareness
for the endangered snow leopard and its ecosystem in the high mountains of Asia.
Not exact matches
Since 1986, the International Union
for Conservation of Nature has designated
snow leopards as «
endangered».
It shows that this sliver of
snow leopard habitat we're working to protect in Mongolia is a suitable home
for this
endangered cat, and could support a healthy population.»
What may appear unusual
for a wildlife biologist is only natural
for Charu: «The people who share the habitat of
snow leopards and other
endangered species can be a threat to these animals, but they are also our most important partners in protecting them», he explains.
Our work, apart from providing the first estimates of vital rates and other population characteristics of the
endangered snow leopard, reiterates the value of long - term monitoring of both abundance and population dynamics
for conservation planning and action.
Yet, I believe there is hope
for snow leopards and other
endangered high altitude wildlife if we work together.
We report,
for the first time, the population trends and vital rates of the
endangered snow leopard based on camera trapping over four years in the Tost Mountains, South Gobi, Mongolia.