Snow leopards are at a high risk of extinction in the wild. Poaching and habitat destruction threaten the felines, which are native to the mountain ranges of Central and Asia. But a new study, ...

There are relatively few snow leopards in the world, and it has likely been that way for a long time, a new study indicates. This situation increases their risk of extinction in a changing environment ...

Whole genome sequencing has revealed that snow leopards have low genetic diversity because they are rare, and probably always have been. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia). (Credit: Paul Groom Photography ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A stretch of high-altitude terrain in central Kyrgyzstan has been officially designated as the Ak Ilbirs ecological corridor, connecting protected ...