Snow Leopard

Emily - you can also visit http://www.plateauperspectives.org/collaborative-management/, as well as see some additional (small) photographs at http://www.marcfoggin.com/snowleopard/

I've been using camera traps developed by http://www.pixcontroller.com/, which uses a Sony digital camera. I believe the specific model we used for capturing this snow leopard was a 12 Megapixel unit. The area we have been surveying is known locally for its abundant wildlife - and it turns out, from our estimates, that it is a snow leopard 'hotspot' in terms of density. It now is included within one of the core zones of one of the worlds largest nature reserves, yet still with local Tibetan herding communities resident in the area - some members now also serving now as community wardens under a 'co-management' approach. An online article and slideshow describing our project is available on the 'China Dialogue' website at https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/4615-Slideshow-Tibet-s-snow-leopards