For a few fleeting weeks each winter, the famously elusive cats emerge from solitude, calling across the mountains in search of a mate.

The endangered big cats are hanging on in Russia, the first country-wide survey of the animal suggests, while scientists and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Survival of snow leopard populations could be "precarious" in the future due to the way the elusive mountain cats have evolved, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Just in time for the holidays, a new feline has landed at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Layan (pronounced LAY-in), a 9-year-old male snow leopard, has arrived from the Idaho Falls Zoo. The arrival is part of ...