Based on public vote, the Snow Leopard Trust was selected the winner of the 2011 World Challenge, a competition hosted by BBC World News and [...]
Snow Leopard Trust
Founded in 1981, the Snow Leopard trust is the world’s leading authority on the study and protection of the endangered snow leopard.
The Snow Leopard Trust incorporate a combination of approaches which focus on partnering with communities in snow leopard habitat. They use science and research to determine key snow leopard habitat, assess wildlife-human conflict levels, and identify potential resources for conservation programs. The information helps define priority areas where they will work.
When the science and research identifies an area as a priority site, SLT spend a lot of time with local residents, listening to their hopes and concerns, and only then do we take the step of jointly developing a conservation program. The conservation effort must meet four important goals.
1. The protection of snow leopards and their habitat, involving local communities in this effort.
2. An improved quality of life for the members of the community.
3. The program developed must have a path to becoming self-sufficient.
4. The results of the program must be verifiable through monitoring programs.
