According to the Snow Leopard Trust, there are between 3,500 and 7,000 snow leopards left in the wild. An estimated 200 to ...

A drone captured rare footage of a snow leopard during patrols in the Qilian Mountains of Gansu, northwest China, offering a glimpse of the elusive Class I protected animal at 3,600 meters above sea ...

Chester Zoo announced last month the birth of its first snow leopard cub in 94 years. The 10-week-old female, named Bheri after a river in Nepal, has taken her first steps outside under the watchful ...

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Just in time for the holidays, a new feline has landed at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Layan (pronounced LAY-in), a 9-year-old male snow leopard, has arrived from the Idaho Falls Zoo. The arrival is part of ...

Snow leopards are often called “ghosts of the mountains,” and for good reason: They’re notoriously difficult to spot. But researchers behind a recent study used a comprehensive set of methods — from ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A new member has joined the family at John Ball Zoo. The Grand Rapids zoo announced on Friday, Aug. 1, that a snow leopard cub had been born to mom Yuki earlier this week. “Both mom ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

There are relatively few snow leopards in the world, and it has likely been that way for a long time, a new study indicates. This situation increases their risk of extinction in a changing environment ...