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 ...

A rare sight in the mountains of the Katon-Karagay National Park in Kazakhstan: a snow leopard discovered a wildlife camera.

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 ...

China has completed its first large-scale snow leopard population assessment, which is also the largest-scale snow leopard population survey officially published globally, according to a press ...

A snow leopard who helped preserve her own endangered species has died of age-related ill health, a zoo has said. The big cat, known as Tara, was kept at Lakeland Wildlife Oasis (LWO) near ...

This file photo taken by an infrared camera shows a snow leopard in the Mount Qomolangma reserve area in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region. [Photo/Qomolangma Snow Leopard Protection ...

See All Key Ideas The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) and snow leopard (Panthera uncia ... As a result, pastoralists often view these predators as threats to their financial stability.

This is the first time China has completed a major snow leopard population assessment, and it is the largest-scale rare species population survey ever published, according to Xiao Lingyun ...

If you want to put your cognitive skills to the test, why not try this fun brainteaser which involves finding a snow leopard ...

XINING -- Chinese researchers have surveyed snow leopard populations across an area of approximately 360,000 square km on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, estimating a population size of 1,002 of the ...

The skull of the leopard of Algar da Manga Larga, deposited at the Geological Museum of Lisbon. Credit: Darío Estraviz-López, 2019 Differences in the skulls of leopards and snow leopards.

The Japan Meteorological Agency extended its heavy snowfall warning to around Feb. 9, mainly on the Sea of Japan side, after snow covered several municipalities on Feb. 6. More than 60 centimeters ...