The International Snow Leopard Trust

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Oct 1, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$4,531,167

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Education of the public about Snow Leopards and their environment:In India, the Snow Leopard Trust worked with 80 teachers and 1,200 children in regions of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir where snow leopards are present.143 children attended nature camps, and 750 learned about high altitude food chains in an event called The Living Himalaya. In South Gobi, Mongolia, the Trust ran drawing and poem competitions for school children who made 110 paintings of snow leopards and wildlife and 80 poems of nature and wildlife topics. In addition, the Trust conducted educational workshops with multiple herder communities in India and Mongolia to raise awareness and build positive values towards snow leopards and other wildlife.

Activity 3

Research and monitoring of Snow Leopards and their environment:In 2011, as part of our long-term research in South Gobi, Mongolia, we GPS collared three new snow leopards, one male and two females, and tracked their movements, as well as the movements of previously collared snow leopards to ascertain habitat usage patterns and home range sizes. These activities provided valuable information for the formation and management of an official Protected Area, We also conducted snow leopard population studies using research cameras in key habitats of China, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Pakistan. For example, 18 snow leopards were found in our study area in the Central Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan.

Filer

EIN

91-1144119