“Who said cats don’t like humans? Every day we come home to this,” the caption reads, “So happy to see us every time.” 23-year-old Zoey told Newsweek that their 4-month-old kitty, called Tai Lung, is ...
The snow leopard, the agile “ghost of the mountains” that inhabits the rugged ranges of 12 Asian countries, including India, has the lowest genetic diversity of any big cat species in the world, even ...
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, ...
One of the most elusive animal species may disappear, researchers said. Survival of snow leopard populations could be "precarious" in the future due to the way the elusive mountain cats have evolved, ...
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 ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo’s newest addition has a name: Juniper. The zoo announced the name of its snow leopard cub in a social media post Thursday, one month after she was born.
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 ...
Yuki, a snow leopard at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, gave birth to a cub last week, which marked an important step in protecting the vulnerable species, according to the zoo. (John Ball Zoo) ...
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A new member has joined the family at John Ball Zoo. The Grand Rapids zoo announced on Friday, Aug. 1, that a snow leopard cub had been born to mom Yuki earlier this week. “Both mom ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — You might notice a new face at John Ball Zoo soon—the zoo's snow leopard Yuki gave birth to a healthy cub this week! The zoo announced the newest member of the family on Friday ...