Snow leopard cub Ling Xiaomang is pictured at Xining Wildlife Park in northwest China's Qinghai Province, Nov. 22, 2025.

YINCHUAN, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The silent cliffs of the Helan Mountains, once devoid of a legendary presence, are now being reclaimed. More than half a century after vanishing from northwestern China, ...

YINCHUAN — The silent cliffs of the Helan Mountains, once devoid of a legendary presence, are now being reclaimed. More than ...

Some things happen slowly, and then all at once. We had been following this leopard over four long, painstaking nights, and ...

Survival of snow leopard populations could be "precarious" in the future due to the way the elusive mountain cats have evolved, scientists recently discovered. Snow leopards have low genetic diversity ...

In the frozen peaks of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau, snow leopards blend in with their surroundings thanks to a fluffy, gray and spotted coat. The frigid air whips past their long tails, but the ...

Sandro Lovari has led research expeditions on large mammals in Nepal and around the world for 50 years. He has been associated with the University of Cambridge UK, University of Groningen, Stockholm ...

Often called the ghost of the mountains, the snow leopards are spotted in the mountainous regions of the Himalaya. According ...

“At COP30, governments should place wildlife protection at the heart of climate action, recognising that apex predator species such as tigers and snow leopards embody the integrity of the ecosystems ...

One of the most powerful recent examples of hyperlocal conservation in the Himalaya is the effort by two sisters from Dolpo, Tshiring Lhamu Lama and Sonam Choekyi Lama, to protect Nepal’s snow ...