International Snow Leopard Trust

For as long as I can remember, snow leopards have always been my favorite animal. I was so happy to have found SLT. I make sure to order their calendar every year, and I always love the photos they provide with their emails.
As regards the work they do, giving people opportunity to work and earn without hunting the leopards, researching leopard habits, helping fence in the locals' livestock so as to not be endangered by the leopards, etc. is all fantastic. I completely support it all.

This organization both informs and protects, always the winning combination. They help fund research that is fundamental in better understanding and protecting Snow Leopards, while helping local population improve their lives. I really believe they play a crucial role in the Snow Leopards' survival in the wild.

I donate to many conservation groups, but for many years the Snow Leopard Trust has been one of my major beneficiaries because I believe they do good work. They sponsor basic research on snow leopard ecology, including radio-tracking and monitoring wild populations in the remote mountains of Asia. They work with local people to reduce killings of snow leopards, to support local incomes and wildlife rangers. They protected prime snow leopard habitat from a mining threat in Mongolia, and that land is now a national reserve. They sponsor international conferences and efforts to protect snow leopards.

I became a member of Snow Leopard Trust in 2009 when my family and I lived in the Seattle area. This organization's passion and commitment are so evident through their frequent photos, videos, updates, and simply being out there in the public to educate us and inspire us to care and take action. I would see their booth at every environmental event that I would attend. Thank you so very much for being one of my heroes! Thank you very much for your tremendous work and dedication to snow leopards!

If even HALF of the actions and efforts by this group come to fruition, I would call them a success.

Protecting and preserving these magnificent cats in these remote places is a wonderful mission. It can only be achieved with the co-operation and agreement of the local human populations. It appears ISLT is on the right path. I wish them continued and greater success.

Had great experiences with SNT. Transparent and communicative.

This trust sends detailed information about progress and where the donation has made a difference. The dedication of those in the field working with the local populations living in these beautiful yet challenging environments, and evidence of the difference being made for the survival of these magnificent animals makes this a worthwhile donation.

Works to save endangered snow leopards and other wildlife in their habitat by working with local communities. Uses donations efficiently and engages members in various ways to raise funds.

A great organization doing very difficult work in an economically disadvantaged area. To save the snow leopard, and thus the ecosystem, they navigate competing and challenging governmental and socio-political bodies across nations. Absolutely stellar work!

The Snow Leopard Trust is one of my favorite nonprofits. In saving these magnificent animals, they engage the local community, alleviating their concerns, empowering them to make livings while sharing space with the animals around them. The Snow Leopard Trust gets my highest rating for celebrating the Snow Leopard, its habitat, the local community, and the people that work so hard to save it.

Having grown up in a Central Asian country I have always been admiring nature's beauty and the mountains. Snow leopard, also known as "ilbirs" in my country, is integral to the snow-white peaks and the environment that I have known since my childhood. An elusive animal so graceful and agile was part of the stories and fairy tales that I heard from my parents and read in the books. Unfortunately, in today's reality, ordinary people and the government are not able to provide safe habitats for snow leopards. The Snow Leopard Trust has brought together the enthusiasts and researchers and makes an enormous effort in working with local communities. They promote conservation programs and try to protect the endangered snow leopard.

As someone who adores snow leopards, I was so pleased to find this organization last year. I love what the Snow Leopard Trust for these rare and exquisite animals!

While this charity gets good coverage to aid in their donations, I think the work that they do is priceless. Working with community members in the area where snow leopards are found is the best way to help keep these animals safe. The Trust's continued work shows how we humans can live peacefully with these great cats. Poachers can be eliminated with many eyes keeping watch over this precious animal. I'm hoping communities around the globe do the same to protect their animals against the illegal wildlife trade.

I became aware of this endangered specie some years ago and was intrigued by how little was known about the life of such an iconic animal. Through the Snow Leopard Trust I have learnt so much about their lives. But, probably the the most satisfying thing is the development of projects in the many inhospital places they are found and the efforts to change the thinking of the various inhabitants to preserve the specie instead of killing them, despite the fact that Snow Leopards kill their livestock in order to survive. I am sure this has become a difficult thing to change as their livestock is their main source of income with little other options in the remote areas in which many of these people live.

However, the Snow Leopard Trust has been doing remarkable things over the years in producing initiatives to help these people to look at other additional ways of support. In addition, the educational programmes that are set up, provide the younger generation with the knowledge to hopefully create a lasting existance for these wonderful animals.

Without the donations and support of the many people and organisations involved in providing a platform for their future, the existance of the Snow Leopard would be even bleaker. It's always a great pleasure to read the regular newsletters and learn more about the latest initiatives and see the latest pictures of these wonderful animals in their habitat.

Not only does Snow Leopard Trust do excellent work, but their newsletters are actually worth reading and contain valuable insights on many aspects of snow leopard conservation that I bet most people don't normally consider.

Eu sou um amante de gatos...revelam-nos afeto, mistério. companheiros do dia a dia e principalmente na proteção de gatos na vida selvagem
Vocês são o máximo
João Ferreira
OBRIGADO

In the field, on the ground, and in the Snow Leopards' habitat the Snow Leopard Trust provides a science based and exciting opportunity to support the survival of this global treasure. Get first-hand reports and stunning photographs of this organisation's vital work.

Wonderful organisation, highly professional and effective to save snow leopards and their habitat and also to help people in the region where the endangerned specie can still be found.

I've been contributing for many years and watched their progress. The things they do for the snow leopards and the people involved with them, as well as the protection of the herders and local people is tremendous. Keep up the good work.

I think it is wonderful that snow leopard trust work so hard to save these beautiful cats keep up the good work because what you're doing is wonderful... I am a member and through world wildlife fund I donate monthly to help a snow leopard.

Snow Leopards' population has risen with the assistance of organizations, such as International Snow Leopard Trust. Yay!

Snow leopards are some of the least known and therefore poorly understood species on Earth, habiting harsh environments. The Snow Leopard Trust works tirelessly to study these magnificent ghosts, providing valuable research on their environment, habits, mating, and food cycle. Meanwhile, snow leopards continue to be threatened by loss of environment, food scarcity, and the encroachment of mankind. We need to protect and preserve snow leopards now, before they become extinct. Please support this extremely worthwhile organization in its goals to provide support for snow leopards: by learning more about them, providing information and education to native peoples who cohabit the areas where snow leopards roam, and by raising the world’s awareness of this magnificent species in all its glory.

They do a great job of educating people about these cats. Their hands on work is remarkable.

Snow leopards are truly remarkable! These breathtaking cats not only live at 13,000 feet, but they hunt at that elevation as well. Adding to the challenge, the terrain does not level off to become flat where they make their home; therefore, they have to chase and bring-down prey on jagged mountains in an area equivalent to being the ceiling of the earth. Due to an increase in human population in this area, people have moved into the land previously only home to snow leopards and their prey. This has caused innumerable conflicts between humans and snow leopards resulting in the dwindling of their population. Since its inception, International Snow Leopard Trust has been committed to educate local villagers on the importance of sharing the land with snow leopards by showing them, e.g. alternative methods of earning money and constructing better fences to protect their livestock from snow leopards, which results in less snow leopards being killed by farmers. This education has been proven to raise the number of wild snow leopards. The International Snow Leopard Trust does the entire world a great service through their tireless efforts to save this beautiful animal. I am so proud to be a member of this organization.

An outstanding organization that is dedicated to the protection and study of the snow leopard. They have gained incredible results, working with governments to secure significant habitat protections across the leopards' ranges. They use donated funds very efficiently and have a great outreach with their donors. Can't say enough good things about the work that they do.

I have fallen in love with snow leopards and enjoy learning about them and where they live. The Snow Leopard Trust has provided such a wonderful look into the snow leopards and the people of Mongolia and how they have learned to exist together and how the Trust aids in that endeavor. It is such a valuable experience.

I fell in love with Snow Leopards at age 10 when my grandfather took me to the Copenhagen, Denmark, zoo where we saw the cutest Snow Leopard cub ever. I bought a postcard of him still treasured today at 75. Since that trip, I have loved all Leopards to the extreme some might say when more often than not seeing me in all sorts of Leopard clothes, shoes, jewelry and even bags. Of course, only fake Leopard fur is acceptable. Thanks for giving me the chance to be part of your great work also enabling me to support all Leopards. Looking forward to your annual Snow Leopard calendar. Let me add that I am an animal artist and have several Leopard artworks - my own and that of others - on my walls. I can't have too much Leopard "stuff" around.

Sincere thanks..... Inge Alger 🐈

brilliant communications - personal, feel like part of the Snow Leopard Trust family. not too intrusive either. wonderful, simple, family friendly and fun fundraising events, like Strides for Snow Leopards, that are easy to participate in, no matter where you live or what your circumstances are. Feel like you are doing something worthwhile, no matter how small. they are very transparent with what they are doing as an organisation and i feel money donated/raised is well spent.

Although my 'discretionary spending' is extremely limited, the Snow Leopard Trust is always at the very top of my charitable giving.

I love not just that the international Snow Leopard Trust -- now celebrating 40 years of leadership in the global effort to study and save these magnificent cats -- leads not only with its highly successful scientific research and field studies, successfully negotiating conservation cooperation among (otherwise often highly contentious) governments throughout the 12 snow leopard habitat nations, but especially its pioneering success promoting community-based conservation in partnership with the remote herder and farmer peoples who share the remote regions of the snow leopard habitats.

The Snow Leopard Trust achieves all this with remarkably well-managed overhead: the budget is out there demonstrably making-a-difference.

"Far exceeds expectations"!

I am grateful for the dedicated and important work International Snow Leopard Trust does for the well-being and preservation of these glorious animals. They serve in the best interest of the cats.

Very informative and responsible communication. Doing great work for snow leapards!

The Snow Leopard Trust does great work with local communities.

40 years of a specific wild cat conservation organization speaks volumes for Snow Leopard Trust alone, honestly. Between actively monitoring snow leopards in their natural habitat by placing camera traps in locations with evidence of individual cats to helping local villages protect their livestock (livelihood) from predation, they understand that conservation is more than just protecting an individual specimen or even an individual species. Snow leopards, like most cats of their size, are apex predators and an umbrella species that determines the health of an ecosystem. Protecting snow leopards is protecting their environment and vice versa. Snow Leopard Trust has proven they’re dedicated to exactly this.

All wild cats are important to me, and the health of our Earth, and must be protected. Snow Leopard Trust does great and needed work. When I donate I am confident that my donation is going where I want my money to go - to the preservation of Snow Leopards.

I am disabled with an extremely limited income. Before I give to a charity and/or non-profit I do my homework. I research the ratings of the organizations on Charity Navigator and CharityWatch. If one or both give the charity or non-profit a high rating then I know I can donate with confidence. Charity Navigator gives the Snow Leopard Trust a very high rating.

I first found out about this one via a banner ad on a different website. Clicking on it described the efforts of this charity as to the great work they do to protect and eventually raise the numbers of these amazing cats,. Last year I did make a donation. And earlier this year when they introduced plushies as they call their collections of stuffed animals, I promptly obtained one, following their examples to enable some of the money spent to become also a donation.

Am so proud to be a supporter of snow leopard trust!
I love the updates and photos.
Also, so smart that part of the plan to save these beautiful creatures involves assisting the resident local indigenous people as well.

I've been a member for years and love the work they do to protect Snow Leopards and the human communities they co-exist with.

Snow Leopards are not only magnificent animals but they are vital to the ecosystems they inhabit. The Snow Leopard Trust's work to save them is also vital. If we lose snow leopards to extinction we will have lost not only a magnificent creature but also the vital role they play in their ecosystem which could have serious consequences for that system.

this is one of four non-profits i donate to, the others being the wild animal sanctuary, panthera, and my local humane society. SLT is the most awesome i have seen! the newsletters, videos, articles are the most interesting i have read. i had the pleasure of attending the SLT gathering in seattle a few years ago, and met many of the people involved in SLT. and imagine my surprise when i saw the microsoft ad featuring dr. sharma!! we were part of a group that went to the space needle, along with robin barfoot and other members of SLT. and i have been saving my $$ , hoping that someday i can go on the Mongolia trip, if the pandemic ever ends and it is safe once more. i have ordered many unique items from the Shop- rugs, books, calendars, and felt toys- and get many comments on how cool they are! please give my regards to everyone at SLT! I love you all !

I have been a supporter of the Snow Leopard Trust for over 7 years and my only regret is that I cannot afford to donate more. But I can also speak up and share their work. One of the most valuable things they do is to work to allow the big cats to live in harmony with the people of their habitat. Insurance plans have been implemented to help the local people recover when a snow leopard kills one of the livestock. The Trust has also done great work in studying the leopards without infringing on their habitat. Although the big cats don't realize it, there are wonderful people watching out for them.

This is an excellent charity and has the highest rating on Charity Navigator. I've been supporting and working with them for many years now, and am very impressed with how they have advanced snow leopard conservation by (among other things) partnering with the local communities near where the cats live. Explore their beautiful website and see!

I have been a supporter of Snow leopard Trust for several years. I find that they work incredibly diligently with local communities in remote areas to protect snow leopards, their habitat and other wildlife that share this habitat. Their content is engaging and I particularly appreciate the opportunity to see remote camera footage of snow leopards and other creatures going about their lives undisturbed.

Have loved this organization for years, such a genuine program focused on doing good not just for animals but the people in the region.

Amazing and wonderful organization! You all do a great job informing the public what you do to save these awesome snow leopards.

They are an amazing organization with constant updates, transparency, and they are interactive with their supporters.

I’m so impressed by the International Snow Leopard Trust. I wish more people knew about it.

I've been supporting Snow Leopard Trust for several years now for several reasons. This organization works tirelessly for the well-being and survival of wild snow leopards, co-operating closely with the local people in the snow leopard range countries. Snow Leopard Trust also spreads awareness on social media (I first learned about them on Facebook) by sharing interesting articles and video clips about snow leopards, and has also hosted many online events, inviting people to join in, get involved, ask questions, learn about snow leopards and why they are so important to the mountain ecosystem, and to help preserve them. Snow Leopard Trust encourages people into action - everyone can do something, be it donating, sharing information on social media, volunteering, or symbolically adopting a snow leopard, for instance. I will certainly continue supporting Snow Leopard Trust also in the future. The snow leopards are more than worth it!

Love the close knit and down to earth SLT crew who care deeply about snow leopards and the environment. SLT builds bridges with and learns from communities that live within the Snow Leopard habitat. Being a former elementary teacher, I have a soft spot for their kids’ links, educational activities and resources that teach about our intricately marvelous web of life and how we can be a positive force for conservation.

Awsome work with the locals to preserve the snow leopards survival

I discovered SNT through the conservation work that was featured in documentaries I viewed online. All of their efforts take place in the central Asian regions where snow leopards are indigenous. They set the model standard for snow leopard conservation. The single greatest threat to these big cats are human animal conflicts. SNT established an innovative solution to the animosity Sheppard's harbor towards snow leopards for occasionally poaching from their flock. A trust fund. SNT works with people, if they don't retaliate and kill the big cat, SLT will compensate them for their losses.

There are videos online where snow leopards have killed livestock but the farmers have not retaliated. Instead they contacted SLT who dispatched people to trap the cats, compensate the farmers and move the cats to a more appropriate location.

This is an organization that has the resources to work with governments in the developing world to protect snow leopards from extinction in the wild.

I donate and attend webinars as well as wear my merchandise with pride. #savethesnows

I have supported this charity for years. They do wonderful education work with local communities to build strong and lasting relationships to sustain these rare creatures in their native environment. I always received beautiful photos and information about the populations they are helping, and I ordered some beautiful handmade products made by local people. I always feel happy and uplifted by supporting such a wonderful organization.

I‘ve been an advocate of snow leopards since 2011, when my family and I first befriended Darhan and Ateri, the Memphis Zoo’s beautiful, playful breeding pair. I learned of the Snow Leopard Trust’s conservation efforts a few years later at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The people with whom I spoke were knowledgeable and passionate, and I became an ardent supporter of their cause, happy to donate to fund research, education, and conservation. I love seeing the encouraging footage from camera traps, and I’m always excited to read about new cubs! The Snow Leopard Trust’s successful incentivization of herders and engagement of community activists is inspiring and is resulting in improved conditions for both snow leopards and the people with whom they share their territory.

I support environmental organizations which emphasize collaboration and the wellbeing of people. Snow Leopard Trust exemplifies this ethic by working with the people who live in the Snow Leopards habitat. It’s a win for people and animals!

This organization provides a great environmental benefit for a threatened species, and does so in a low-overhead operation that makes the most of donated funds. Their operations also benefit the indigenous residents of the areas of Asia that constitute the snow leopard's habitat. A pleasure to deal with, and I am proud to support them!

I have had the honor of working with and observing the founders and team from the Snow Leopard Trust for over six years as a volunteer at the WCN (Wildlife Conservation Network) bi-annual symposiums. It is very clear that they are dedicated, passionate and highly ethical conservationists. Protecting the future of the Snow Leopard is an arduous task given their remote and harsh habitat, and yet they persevere. Their efforts towards working together with the local inhabitants that share the same terrain as the Snow Leopards are especially admirable.

I have lived in Nepal and am interested in Himalayan animals. The Snow Leopard trust caught my eye because they work with communities to understand their needs and because they contribute to our scientific understanding of Snow Leopard numbers and behaviors.

Snow leopard trust is a great organization that communicates well, organizes great events (when those are allowed) and is very appreciative of their donors. The mission is narrow but, to our family, very important. They do a lot of good work focusing on local scientists and businsses in Asia where the snow leopards are, and promote the work of women. I feel good about my money going to Snow Leopard Trust.

Wonderful, well-run organization! It's a pleasure to support their efforts to help snow leopards.

These smaller non-profits and charities need our help more than ever, so I recommend looking into finding specific causes you care about instead of the big name brand ones!

I love the transparency of Snow Leopard Trust & that they keep me updated. I also like that it's a specific cause, so you know where the $$ is going. They're also remarkably thoughtful and have sent me handwritten thank you notes, a cute little patch, and you can tell they don't take their donors for granted. Please consider donating! They are really great people, and snow leopards need our help

Snow Leopard Trust does an incredible job promoting conservation and working with local communities. I love reading in each newsletter about all the success stories that they have in snow leopard habitats and communities. It seems like a relatively small organization (compared to things like NWF and Audubon), but the impact they make is huge! Well done SLT!

I am so grateful for all of the work they put in to engage the public in protecting Snow Leopards.

I applaud the hard work International Snow Leopard Trust is doing to support the leopards, their environment and the people sharing their ranges. I am a monthly supporter. They educate and employ locals, pay locals for their livestock that are taken by the leopards, empower local women to make money with crafts as well as do leopard research and conservation. I am proud to support International Snow Leopard Trust.

I have been a member of the Snow Leopard Trust monthly donors group for at least two years. I really like the newsletters they put out on line with the photos and stories about the cats and the local people who live in the areas and their work to protect the cats and their environment. I have bought a few items from the online store and have been happy with them. The calendars are great.