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Snow leopard habitats Tost landscape. Bayarjargal (Bayara) Agvaantseren (born 1969) is a Mongolian conservationist who has campaigned to save the habitat of the snow leopard in an area of the South Gobi Desert which has become a major mining hub.
In 2010, Tost Tosonbumba was established as a local protected area and had 37 mining licenses. Under local protection rules, it was possible to revoke licenses and to prevent others from being issued. Mining operations fragment habitats and drive nomadic communities into snow cat territory, resulting in conflict.
Three radio-collared snow leopards in Mongolia's Tost Mountains gave birth between late April and late June. Two female cubs started to part from their mothers at the age of 20 to 21 months, but reunited with them several times for a few days over a period of 4–7 months.
The trust has established a base camp in the Tost Mountains, approximately 250 km (160 mi) west of the provincial capital of Dalanzadgad, and in the first wave of researchers were scientists from Argentina, Mongolia, the United States and Sweden. A total of 18 snow leopards have been equipped with GPS tracking collars. This major study is a ...
Snow leopards are so elusive in the wild that they are often known as “ghost cats” in their native China and Central Asia, where they live in cold, dry mountain climates. Their population is ...
The park is a haven for some endangered species like the argali sheep, snow leopard and Siberian ibex. The eponymous mountains of the park are inhabited by the magnificent lammergeier, or bearded vulture. The eastern range of the park supports the endangered Saker Falcon and has been designated an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International. [2]
The Sacramento Zoo’s male snow leopard, who fathered the first snow leopard cub born in the capital city in more than a decade and graced River Cats baseball jerseys, is leaving the region ...
Snow leopard is part of ... Altai and Mongolia's Tost Mountains, its main prey consists of Siberian ibex, Thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris), Siberian roe deer ...