Snow leopard

Scientific Name

Panthera uncia

IUCN Status

Endangered (EN)

Lifespan

15-18 years

Population

400-500

Weight

35-55 kg

Range

Himalayan range states in India

Habitat Type

Mountains, Cold Deserts

Threats

Poaching, conflict, habitat loss, climate change

IUCN Status

Endangered (EN)

Lifespan

15-18 years

Population

400-500

Weight

35-55 kg

Range

Himalayan range states in India

Habitat Type

Mountains, Cold Deserts

Threats

Poaching, conflict, habitat loss, climate change

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Tigers, Leopards Venture Into Snow Leopard Territory in the Himalayas
Conservation
Tigers, Leopards Venture Into Snow Leopard Territory in the Himalayas
Abhaya Raj Joshi
Dhritiman Mukherjee
A warming climate threatens to push Nepal’s three big cat species — tigers, leopards and snow leopards — into closer proximity to each other, with unknown consequences for the survival of each
By
Abhaya Raj Joshi
Dhritiman Mukherjee
Conservation
Wildlife Puzzle: Snow Leopard
Interactive
Wildlife Puzzle: Snow Leopard
Sustain Team
Put together this jigsaw to see the ghost cat of the high mountains
By
Sustain Team
Interactive
An Encounter with the Grey Ghost of Ladakh
Book
An Encounter with the Grey Ghost of Ladakh
Lobzang Le
Tanushree Roy Paul
What do an eight-year-old and 14-year-old do when a snow leopard takes one of the goats they were herding?
By
Lobzang Le
Tanushree Roy Paul
Book
How to Stay Warm Like a Snow Leopard
Green Humour
How to Stay Warm Like a Snow Leopard
Rohan Chakravarty
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
By
Rohan Chakravarty
Green Humour
How Local Communities Help Conserve the Snow Leopard
Wild Vault
How Local Communities Help Conserve the Snow Leopard
Khursheed Dinshaw
Dhritiman Mukherjee
Community-led initiatives in Ladakh’s Sham Valley have deterred the ‘revenge killing’ of snow leopards and encouraged locals to participate in their conservation
By
Khursheed Dinshaw
Dhritiman Mukherjee
Wild Vault
Behind The Lens: An Unusual Encounter With a Snow Leopard
Multimedia
Behind The Lens: An Unusual Encounter With a Snow Leopard
Dhritiman Mukherjee
At a time when the relationship between big cats and humans is only spoken of in the context of conflict, Dhritiman Mukherjee shares his unusual, heart-warming exchange with a snow leopard in Ladakh
By
Dhritiman Mukherjee
Multimedia
Snow Leopard: The Ghost of the Brown Mountains
Video
Snow Leopard: The Ghost of the Brown Mountains
Gautam Pandey
In the summers, the bare, endless mountains of Ladakh stretch as far as the eye can see. But hiding in plain sight, along its rugged, rocky edges, is a feline mountain ghost
By
Gautam Pandey
Video
The Big Melt: Snow Leopards and Climate Change
Photo Story
The Big Melt: Snow Leopards and Climate Change
Sustain Team
What will our rapidly warming world mean for the elusive Panthera uncia?
By
Sustain Team
Photo Story
Snow Leopard: Facts, Diet, and Where it’s Found in India
Infographic
Snow Leopard: Facts, Diet, and Where it’s Found in India
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Everything you need to know about the predator from the high, cold mountains
By
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
Masters of Disguise: Snow Leopard
Wild Vault
Masters of Disguise: Snow Leopard
Malavika Bhattacharya
Quietly concealing itself in rocky crevices, the snow leopard merges perfectly with its surroundings in the high-altitudes of the Himalayas
By
Malavika Bhattacharya
Wild Vault
Snow Leopard: The Ghost Cat and the Art of Waiting
Species
Snow Leopard: The Ghost Cat and the Art of Waiting
Pankaj Singh
A distant longing to see the snow leopard brings to light an epiphany: Everything is connected — man, animal, and ecology
By
Pankaj Singh
Species
Protecting the Snow Leopards of Asia’s Mountains
Species
Protecting the Snow Leopards of Asia’s Mountains
Charudutt Mishra
As their habitat is encroached upon, snow leopards face severe threats, but we can ensure that these splendid creatures, and the mountain people they live near, thrive and prosper
By
Charudutt Mishra
Species