Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — Footage of four, rarely-seen snow leopards clambering up snowy cliffs in northern Pakistan has created a frenzy of excitement among conservationists. Snow leopards are ...

Snow leopards (Panthera uncia) are an elusive species of big cat that can be found in mountainous areas across 12 countries in Central and Eastern Asia, and sightings are exceedingly rare.

It’s midwinter in the mountains of the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau, four kilometers up, and airless. This is the home of the rare snow leopard, the spirit of the Himalayas. Isolated yak herders have ...