Recently, the IBCA, a treaty-based intergovernmental organization launched by India to conserve the seven big cats, came into ...

By Mongabay.com A surge in “helicopter tourism” at Sagarmatha, the Nepali name for Mount Everest, is adversely affecting the ...

The commercialised operations are costing the mountain community precious livelihood, eroding their cultural way of life and ...

Other new research this month looked at snow leopards, wolves, wildlife crossings, newly discovered species, and … scorpion copulation?

Most of the wildlife crimes reported here revolve around the illicit hunting and smuggling of its iconic megafauna such as tigers (Panthera tigris), greater one-horned rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis) ...

Credit: Jiangzuo et al., 2025. 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 ...

These protected areas are spread across the breadth of the country, from the lowland Terai Arc (home to Bengal tigers, Panthera tigris) to the high Himalayas (home to snow leopards, Panthera uncia).

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), an apex predator native to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is a symbol of ecological resilience and a critical component of its high-altitude environment. Despite its ...

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 ...

See All Key Ideas The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) and snow leopard (Panthera uncia) are apex predators in alpine ecosystems. By controlling the numbers of meso-predators and herbivores ...

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, more than 2,000 meters ...