Can social media make a difference in snow leopard conservation? How do cultural differences impact conservation storytelling? Phd student Yang Yu wants to understand the intersection of conservation and social media - help by taking this short survey! otago.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eM…

Have you signed the petition to protect snow leopards? We will present all signatures to environmental ministers from snow leopard range countries soon. Join your voice with concerned conservationists around the world, sign by February 6! l8r.it/TkZi

Snow Leopard: Enigmatic big cat of High Asia now National Symbol of Kyrgyzstan #snowleopard

Koustubh Sharma
GSLEP_Secretariat

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2023 ending with a bang!!! #Kyrgyzstan declares #Snowleopard as the national animal president.kg/news/all/24960.
A month since we got the privilege of joining the Honorable President Садыр Жапаров / Sadyr Zhaparov to set up a camera trap in a snowleopard habitat!

#PAWS in #Kyrgyzstan , coordinated by GSLEP_Secretariat, nearing completion: scientifically robust #snowleopard estimates to roll out soon.
Govt takes stock of status from more than 550 camera traps installed across multiple sites by Snow Leopard Foundation in Kyrgyzstan Ilbirs Foundation NABU 🦤 & others

🐾A group of 4 snow leopards has been observed in Uzbekistan's Gissar Reserve for the first time in history. The snow leopard is a prominent symbol of an upcoming global event in Samarkand, the #CMSCOP14 #natureknowsnoborders

In fact, we still have so much to learn about this species that our lack of knowledge is hindering their conservation. And their conservation is essential because they are an umbrella species whose conservation helps protect their entire habitat.

With the 14th Conference of Parties of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) around the corner, that too in Uzbekistan, a #Snowleopard range country, what could be more timely. #Snowleopard s emigrate to great distances, allowing them to really survive despite low genetic diversity. Ministry of Ecology 🇺🇿

#Ssnowleopards
How many were there 500k years ago?
What genetic risks do they face?
How connected is their population?
Where are the connectivity bottlenecks?
Genomics answer these Qs in this amazing work led by Katie Solari. Peer reviewed publication to follow.
Check the thread:

🏔️Celebrating #InternationalMountainDay2023 🏔️

#Mountains are home to 15% of people & ~half the global biodiversity #hotspots 🌏🐆 This #MountainDay , let's roar to raise awareness & advocate for #naturebasedsolutions to preserve these crucial ecosystems & their rich biodiversity!

There are so many wonderful collaborators who made this work possible: from Snow Leopard Trust - Koustubh Sharma gustaf samelius
Örjan Johansson; from Panthera - Byron Weckworth Shannon Kachel; from Snow Leopard Conservation Foundation - purevjav lkhagvajav

Excited to share our new preprint on snow leopard genomics - the culmination of a years-long collaboration across the snow leopard community Snow Leopard Trust Panthera WCS Snow Leopard Foundation in Kyrgyzstan and PCG_Stanford Dmitri Petrov 💔 Ellie Armstrong 🦁🐯🐻 Simon Morgan
biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 🧵

6th Shandong to Stupa initiative by Nature Conservation Foundation in collaboration with Markha village community's entire stakeholders is being blessed and consecrated by His Eminence Drukpa Drukpa Thuksey Rinpoche Rinpoche on 29th October 2023.
Snow Leopard Network
Snow Leopard Trust
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As 2023 winds down, Issue 2 of #SnowLeopardReports is shaping up with some fantastic articles. Don't miss the chance to be part of this edition— suggest that you submit articles soon!

You think you have what it takes to study and conserve #Snowleopards ?
We currently have two job openings! Apply here and you could join the conservation scientists working with Snow Leopard Trust:
snowleopard.org/about/careers/

Session 2 begins! And it’s all about creating an inclusive movement #PeopleForPlanet

Hablando de “construir un movimiento incluyente” en el evento #PeopleForPlanet organizado por Whitley Fund for Nature en la Royal Institution

A very exciting announcement! The official launch of the Ethical Conservation Alliance - representing conservation leaders from 28 countries promoting ethical nature conservation #PeopleForPlanet #EthicalConservationMovement

Actionable steps to increase inclusivity in conservation:

- start with small changes now and make more little by little throughout your life

- agree that there are different pathways to get to a healthy and just planet

#PeopleForPlanet

Charu from Snow Leopard Trust discusses how to handle poachers #PeopleForPlanet