Snow leopard redux

All photos: TASHI R GHALE rown eyes meet green eyes in the icy crags of Upper-Manang. Tashi R Ghale is camouflaged like a commando, and keeps perfectly still, just 4m from the mother snow leopard and her two cubs as they feast on a Himalayan thar. Ghale knows that even though snow leopards are shy creatures and […]

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Snow leopard study incorporated in local curriculum in Mustang

Conservationists hope that retaliatory killings of snow leopards, one of the major challenges to conservation efforts, would decline in the coming days.

Snow leopards kill yaks in Kanchanjungha area - OnlineKhabar English News

The snow leopard has continued prowling in the Kanchanjungha area. In the last fiscal year alone, the snow leopards killed 16 yaks reared by the farmers.

Snow leopard’s lowland foray leaves experts puzzled

In a small enclosure at the Central Zoo in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, there is a snow leopard. It is the first time the ‘mountain ghost’ landed in the Zoo, brought there after being rescued from an unusual location.

Snow leopard rescued from Morang made public in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU: The rare snow leopard which was rescued from Urlabari Municipality in the Tarai belt was made public in Kathmandu on Friday. The snow leopard is kept at the Central Zoo. At a news conference, the Department of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation and National Trust for Nature Conservation and the Central Zoo revealed […]

Snow leopard found in Morang shifted to central zoo (In Photos)

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: A snow leopard found in Urlabari of Morang has been shifted to the Central Zoo in Lalitpur.

Snow leopard found in Morang shifted to central zoo (In Photos)

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: A snow leopard found in Urlabari of Morang has been shifted to the Central Zoo in Lalitpur.

Snow leopard pictured in NW China

Snow leopards pictured in a canyon in Zadoi County of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province on February 21, 2023.

Mountain Ghost: Snow Leopard

The snow leopard is also known as the "mountain ghost." Its body is covered with thick hair and is very strong. The colour of the skin is pale tan, white, or light yellow, while the belly is pure white. Its ears are small and round in shape. Its large paws are covered with fur, which helps protect against snow and even distribute body weight evenly. The long tail of the snow leopard balances the body while hunting and walking. Because its nostrils are big, it can breathe easily even in the thin air of the mountains.