Snow Leopard Conservancy

Community-led conservation and stewardship programs help protect snow leopards and the high-mountain ecosystems they inhabit. The Snow Leopard Conservancy has worked on this effort since 2000, partnering with local communities and conservation organizations. Its approaches have included predator-proof livestock corrals, Himalayan homestays, and other economic incentives intended to make snow leopards a valuable asset to local people. The organization also supports collaboration between Western science and Indigenous traditional knowledge, including through the Land of Snow Leopard Network. Research, community partnerships, and conservation programs are part of its work across snow leopard range countries. Based in San Francisco, the Conservancy also serves as an impact partner for the documentary Snow Leopard Sisters and its campaign focused on protecting snow leopards in Dolpo, Nepal.