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

Fossils of snow leopards’ cousins have been found in Portugal, a European country on the Atlantic Coast, more than 5,500 ...

A new study uncovers an unexpected member of the species' evolutionary lineage in Portugal, challenging conventional assumptions about its habitat preferences. An international team of scientists has ...

Snow leopards, which live in central Asia, can survive in rugged mountains that are more than 9,800 feet tall. These cold, snowy, steep environments can be a hard place to survive. So snow ...

India is believed to have a population of at least 718 snow leopards. Also known as the "ghost of the mountains", snow leopards are notoriously elusive and live in the snowy peaks of the Himalayas.

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 ...

Since deciding to focus on capturing wildlife on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, particularly the elusive snow leopard, amateur ...

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

Wildlife enthusiasts were thrilled when IAS officer Supriya Sahu shared a mesmerising video of two snow leopards frolicking in the snow-covered Zanskar region of Ladakh. The rare footage ...

Contemporary snow leopards are rare — and fossils of their ancient ancestors are even more scarce. Researchers have now identified and examined million-year-old bones of the big cat and have come to ...

The study, published in Science Advances, suggests that snow leopards prefer rocky terrain and cold climates over high altitudes. These data may help to ensure the protection of this iconic animal ...

In May 2020, a Tibetan official from a township in Shiqu told Lyu that he had captured images of four snow leopards in an isolated valley, and Lyu relayed the news to Luo. Luo went to Shiqu again.