The Numbers That Set the Snow Leopard Apart Most big cats push their young toward independence fast. Lion cubs leave the ...

An inspector at the sanctuary also contracted Valley fever.

For the eleventh year, October 23 marks International Snow Leopard Day. Only 3,500 to 7,000 of the beautiful speckled cats, listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ...

Cats may not know Scarborough Fair, but felids such as alpine cats—both in the wild and in captivity—do eat plants despite their classification as carnivores. In particular, Panthera uncia—or snow ...

Snow leopards are known as the "ghosts of the mountains" for a reason. Imagine waiting for months in the harsh, rugged mountains of Asia, hoping to catch even a glimpse of one. These elusive big cats ...

The snow leopard is more closely related to the tiger than to the ‘common’ leopard. But whereas the latter is a highly ...

India has emerged as a global conservation success story, with all five of its wild big cat species recording population growth over the past two decades. From reviving the cheetah after seven decades ...

A committee of experts is combining various studies across different times and regions to estimate Nepal’s snow leopard population for the first time using new standards. Past studies varied in their ...

A rare snow leopard sighting in Kyrgyzstan's Naryn State Nature Reserve highlights the success of science-led conservation ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Common leopards in Nepal face unprecedented threats, often making headlines for attacking people and livestock, leading to instances where local ...