Snow leopards are hard to find and count, which makes protecting them difficult. zahoor salmi/Moment via Getty Images Snow leopards are known as the “ghosts of the mountains” for a reason. Imagine ...

In the icy wilderness areas of High Asia, snow leopards glide like shadows across the snows as the haunting howls of Himalayan wolves echo across the crags. In Nepal, high mountain dwellers have ...

A massive conservation project to track one of the most elusive predators on Earth, which resides in Jammu and Kashmir, has yielded encouraging and remarkable results. As Research Matters reports, a ...

The dogs also hunt Tibetan gazelle, blue sheep, ibex and marmots, while their pack behaviour and strong sense of smell give them a lethal advantage over wildlife that evolved without such ...

Leopards may rule the top of the food chain in their ecosystems, but even these powerful predators can fall to an unlikely challenger: the honey badger. A leopard’s agility and strength make it a ...

The leopard, the most graceful of Africa's predators, is feared throughout the continent. Leopards do not consider humans to be special, aside from their being easy prey that neither bite nor scratch ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Snow leopards are known as the “ghosts of the mountains” for a reason. Imagine waiting for months in the harsh, rugged mountains of Asia, hoping to catch even a glimpse of one.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Eve Bohnett, University of Florida (THE CONVERSATION) Snow leopards are known as the ...