The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) and snow leopard (Panthera uncia) are apex predators in alpine ecosystems. By controlling the numbers of meso-predators and herbivores, these top predators ...

India, the country is home to only 450-500 snow leopards. These elusive and endangered felines, often referred to as the ...

The Snow Leopard, which is among the world’s most elusive cats, is referred to as the ‘ghost of the mountains’ due to its ...

The region is home to the Himalayan ibex, the wolf, the fox, the Himalayan lynx, and of course, the snow leopard. Of these, the ibex is of particular importance to the locals. Since 1992, the ...

Snow leopards are considered the most endangered ... It is believed there are between 4,000 and 6,500 left in the wild in the Himalayan regions of Afghanistan, Bhutan, Siberia, Mongolia, Pakistan ...

far from the high and icy Himalayan mountains. An international team of scientists has identified fossils of snow leopards for the first time, in a research published in Science Advances.

Little is known about snow leopards. They live in harsh, remote, mountainous landscapes with threats including habitat deterioration, conflict with people, poaching and illegal trade. Climate change ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday named six new cubs - two snow leopards and four red pandas - born at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, a centre for ...

Bageshwar: In a significant step to shed light on the population of snow leopards, their habitats, and the impact of climate ...

Kedar Baral, a conservationist who has studied the potential impact of climate change on the habitat and distribution of leopards, says interactions between them and snow leopards could become ...

Although snow leopards cause greater livestock losses than Himalayan wolves, human communities generally show greater tolerance and acceptance toward snow leopards. This ‘predator paradox ...

far from the high and icy Himalayan mountains. Snow leopards (Panthera uncia) are in serious danger of extinction, with only about 4,000 specimens remaining. They are medium to large felids that ...