Their numbers are difficult to estimate, but IUCN data from 2016 suggests there are around 250 in Pakistan and a total of around 7,500 snow leopards across 12 countries in Central and South Asia, ...

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Climate change could hurtle one of the world's most elusive big cats close to extinction. It is estimated that there are as few as 4,000 snow leopards left in Central Asia's high mountains. Poaching ...

The leopard gecko is known for its unique characteristics and behaviors. These small lizards are native to the arid regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. One distinctive feature is their ...

A video shared across social media showing four men, reportedly in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, carrying a dead big cat on their backs has sparked outrage. The man who shared the video dubbed it a ...

The cat's out of the bag—or, should we say, the mountains. Notoriously elusive snow leopards have been caught by a camera trap in northern Pakistan as part of a three-year study by scientists with the ...

Pakistan on Thursday officially revealed its first-ever scientific estimate of the country’s elusive snow leopard population: 167 individuals now confirmed in the mountainous north. The announcement, ...

Leopards, jackals and other creatures living in Islamabad's tree-covered hills have been enjoying a rare respite from the throngs of hikers and joggers that normally pack the trails. Rangers in the ...

Living at an extreme altitude amid the perilously steep mountains of the Himalayas and in a bitter cold climate, snow leopards are among the most difficult of top predators to study. Even after ...

A pair of rare Persian leopards sighted in Pakistan for the first time last year have been filmed and photographed in the wild, off... Already a Barron's subscriber? Sign In ...

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) plans to radio−collar leopards in Pakistan to monitor them following a spurt in man−animal conflicts.WWF has joined hands with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wildlife ...

Two snow leopard cubs are debuting at the Bronx Zoo. Snow leopards, among the world’s most elusive big cats, are rarely seen in the wild and are sometimes referred to as “the ghost of the mountains.” ...