Snow leopards are among the most elusive big cats, perfectly adapted to their rugged, mountainous habitats in Central and ...

The album, published last year, has a collection of his excellent photos on wildlife on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, including ...

"Luo Xiaoyun, his superb photographs and new information about the life of snow leopards raise our knowledge about the species to a unique new and high level," wrote Luo's idol and renowned ...

More information: Qigao Jiangzuo et al, Insights on the evolution and adaptation towards high altitude and cold environments in the snow leopard lineage, Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126 ...

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 ...

Snow leopards (Panthera uncia) are in serious danger of extinction, with only about 4,000 specimens remaining. They are medium to large felids that live at high altitudes, over 2,000 meters above ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Activists in a nature reserve in central Kyrgyzstan have reintroduced elk in a bid to restore the local ecosystem and preserve snow leopards, who traditionally feed on the elk.