Meet the women protecting India's snow leopards

The women brave biting cold to count and conserve a predator once seen as a threat in their villages.
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Snow leopard fossils clarify evolutionary history of species

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is a large feline unique to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its surrounding areas. As the apex predator in the region, the snow leopard plays a crucial role in ...
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Scientists make concerning discovery about elusive creature that was once thought to be myth — here's what you need to know

A Nepali Times article is bringing awareness to the dire status of the clouded leopard species in Nepal. The clouded leopard is so elusive that it was once thought to be a mythical species. It was ...
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Researchers at BYU successfully sequenced the entire genome of leopard species going extinct

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Snow leopard population in doubled Himachal; two new species recorded for first time

CHANDIGARH: The highly endangered snow leopard population in Himachal Pradesh has almost doubled, rising to 83 from 44 individuals recorded in 2021, according to the latest survey jointly conducted by ...