Snow Leopard Conservancy

Annual Report

2019

There’s a recurring maxim in the work of saving snowleopards: conservation needs sustained effort to take proper root.So many of you, our long-term donors, have given more thanfunding; through your steady support and trust, you’ve given usthe gift of time to transform community capacity for protectingenvironmental and cultural values. Thank you!

Two important programs were initiated in 2019 followingthe seventh annual Land of the Snow Leopard Network (LOSL)gathering. LOSL members elected to expand Nomadic NatureTrunks into our five program areas, under the dynamic leadershipof Tunga Khuukhenduu. The Conservancy has supported Tunga’ssnow leopard trunk program in Mongolia since 2011. In 2015, shereceived a Disney Conservation Hero Award.

Zhaparkul Raimbekov is guardian of a sacred site in Kyrgyzstan’s mountains. He is also a Batachy (Giverof Blessings). As a spiritual leader, Zhaparkul had never worked under the requirements of a western grant.During our LOSL gathering he developed a very clear vision of how he and a team of indigenous culturalpractitioners could mount a campaign to engage elders and students in reviving traditional knowledge of thesacredness of the snow leopard. See pages 8-9 for more impacts from this community-based program thathas grown so remarkably since 2013.

In Nepal’s Himalaya, on-going political changes contribute to the long-term progress of snow leopardconservation. We work proactively with Mountain Spirit to strengthen local government capacity andcommunity partnerships, linking conservation with new, enhanced and diversified livelihoods, like livestockveterinary outreach and establishment of the Snow Leopard Trail.

We continued training young biologists and citizen scientists to utilize new technologies inconservation-related research. In Mongolia, we demonstrated that drones with infrared, temperature-sensing cameras are more accurate than ground surveys for counting wild prey of snow leopards. See Ghostof the Gobi, a short video documenting this effort. In Pakistan and China, our partners continue to refinenon-invasive methods for cataloging snow leopard diet from scats.

Time, continuity, and the gift of your donor dollars have made the difference in bringing conservationeducation to children in Central Asia and in our ability to mentor the next generation of snow leopardconservationists.

Thank you!

Rodney JacksonFounder-Director

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Impacts

2000 children and adults, includinggirls for whom education is oftenunavailable, participated in Conservancy-supported education programs.

200 camera-trap images of snowleopards were captured by Conservancypartners in Pakistan providing a clearerlook at the cats’ population, habitat use,and diet.

8 incidents of snow leopards beingreleased back into the wild in Tajikistansince the Land of the Snow LeopardNetwork (LOSL) began conservationeducation in that region. The eight catshad been caught killing livestock.

All 5 Land of the Snow LeopardNetwork regions initiated education andconservation action programs, buildingon the mutual trust and confidencebuilt over the past seven years.

157 Foxlights were provided toConservancy partners in Bhutan,China, Mongolia, and Nepal. Thesesolar powered devices flash coloredlights that deter predators fromattacking livestock.

Photo: Vikram Singh Wild World India

Protecting Snow Leopards Through Capacity Building

Photos - BWCDO-G. Mohammad

Nepal’s region of Nar-Phu contains some ofthe country’s best habitat for snow leopardsand their wild prey, blue sheep. Nar-Phuvillagers lose an average of 2-4 livestock perhousehold annually, an estimated economicimpact of $489–$766 per household. DarwinInitiative funding enabled the Conservancy

and our partner, Mountain Spirit, to trainmembers of the local municipality toensure environmental safeguarding inplanning new income-generating activities,and to assist villagers in diversifying theirlivelihoods. More than half the participantswere women.

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The Conservancy continuesto utilize trail cameras andother technologies in buildingthe capacity of communitiesto be the frontline guardiansof their wildlife heritage.

With better incomegeneration, along with goodanimal husbandry andmeasures such as Foxlightsto control depredation,communities can toleratesome loss of livestock to snowleopards.

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Working with Duquesne University scientists and local herders, the Conservancy isanalyzing snow leopard scats to determine snow leopard diet and dependence on livestock.Molecular genetics and herders’ experience and knowledge reveal important patterns oflivestock depredation.

Lights for Life: Reducing Human-Wildlife Conflict

Photos: Charlotte Hacker

The team, including the Chinese Academy ofForestry and local forest officials, evaluated theeffectiveness of Foxlights (yellow device at right) fordeterring snow leopards and other predators fromapproaching livestock at night, when most lossesoccur. Besides sheep and goats, domestic yaks,especially the young, are vulnerable to snowleopard depredation.

The Foxlights are effective; herders have asked usfor more.

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Snow Leopard Day Festivals and Educational Workshops

The Baltistan Wildlife Conservation and Development Organization (BWCDO)conducts workshops for teachers and students, especially encouraging girls’participation to raise awareness and advocacy for snow leopard conservation.

The Conservancy supported Snow Leopard Day festivals in Mongolia, Nepal, andPakistan. Over one thousand children and community members learned aboutthe high mountain ecosystem and the importance of predators in theenvironment.

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Photo: Lyubov Ivashkina

Photo: BWCDO

Land of the Snow Leopard Network

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The 100+ members of the Land ofthe Snow Leopard (LOSL) Networkrepresent the Altai and BuryatRepublics of Russia, Kyrgyzstan,Mongolia, and Tajikistan. LOSL isguided by shamans, sacred siteguardians, and revered elders.These spiritual leaders have begunto develop and implementconservation education and actionplans aimed at revitalizingtraditional practices that were allbut lost during the Soviet era.

Zhaparkul Raimbekov (above, back row, center) developed the Elders and Youth forConservation of the Snow Leopard campaign. He brought together cultural practitionersand youth to share traditional knowledge about snow leopards and their habitat. Thiscampaign was featured in local media and national television, and led to requests bycommunities, including high school students, for Zhaparkul to continue teaching aboutsacred animals, traditions, and about their ancestral roots.

Visit LOSL’s beautiful website

In Tajikistan, LOSL Country Coordinator Qurbon Alamshoev has spearheaded annualfestivals as a way of transferring to local communities traditional knowledge about thePamir Mountain ecology and ancient taboos against killing sacred animals. Qurbondescribes how these festivals have been largely responsible for a remarkable outcome:

Between 2015 and October 2019, eleven snow leopards were forgiven by Pamiricommunities for livestock raiding and released back into the habitat. I believe that innone of the twelve snow leopard range countries has there been such humane action.

Photo: Steve Winter, NGS

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Zhaparkul and his team employed elements of Nomadic Nature Trunks, a Conservancy-supported education program started in 2011 in Mongolia. These classrooms-in-a-trunk have lesson plans and materials to teach children about their environment. LOSLmembers unanimously agreed that Nature Trunks should be expanded—with theaddition of materials focused on the sacred nature of snow leopards and their role intraditional life—into all their regions, as an LOSL program.

The Story of Our Cover

Tulgazana Darikhuu is a Mongolian herder and Land of the Snow Leopard NetworkCommunity Coordinator. He lives in the Gobi Desert, near snow leopard habitat. He toldus that he first understood the need to protect snow leopards in the wild when he sawone in a zoo in the U.S. He needed a camera to try to photograph the cats he occasionally saw when out withhis herds. But he had no money. He did have a motorcycle, so he sold it, and took hisnew camera into the mountains with his sheep and goats. He’d made a special disguise towear, so any snow leopard that came along might think he was just a shaggy cow. One day, he somehow spotted the two cubs shown on our cover; they were waiting fortheir mother. One was very shy, but the other was very curious about him and what hewas up to. He presented the photo at our 2019 Land of Snow Leopard gathering.

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Programs 85%

G&A 11%Fundraising 4%

Donations 60%

Grants 38%Misc 2%

Snow Leopard Conservancy began the process of updating our StrategicPlan and implementing steps to ensure robust, resilient, and sustainablesnow leopard community-based stewardship programs. Thanks to the efforts of our staff and generous Board of Directors, wewere awarded grants totaling $200,000 that were restricted to buildinginstitutional capacity. This reserve is reflected in the Income graphic below.

The GuideStar Exchange Seal demonstrates theConservancy’s commitment to transparency

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Financials

Total Expenses$542,595

Total Income$823,085

Tribute Gifts

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Birthday Gift Designations

In Honor OfSusan Glattstein: Andrea ZuckermanAnnabelle John: Blaine & Jennifer JohnNancy Fe Lusk: Linda LuskPerry Nelson: Amy TaoPoondo: Monica ZiasRodney and Darla: Gladys S. ThacherMargaret Salvage: Karen SalvageSandy Welch Cotto Silvestri: MicheleCrosley, Sally Desousa

India Cook: Daniel CookLana Marshall: Iris MarshallKen & Kathleen McKenzie: JanettaMcKenzieMichele Rudovsky: Blair NeumanMatthew Smolenski: F. SmolenskiSpirit Animal Boutique: Ryan CadiganChuck Wheatley: Qualcomm Inc.

On Behalf Of

In Memory OfEllen Bergstrom: Pia AndersenRanadeep Bhadury: Raja & Katrine BhaduryBronson, Inky & Tango: Duncan WardRoko S. V. Bujas: Ann BujasPriscella "Peaches" Curtis: Ann BujasButch Conway: Emilia ZeiglerErie Zoo Painted Dogs Delilah & Stormy: Silvia WaidRuth S. Farber: Charlotte FarberAnn Garrison Greenleaf: Mordechai & Barbara WinterSteven Milo Prosterman: Anonymous

Tsvetomira Angelova: Anonymous, Borislava Dzhuteva, Julie Georgieva, Linda Ivanova,Lina Mladenova, Monica Olariu, Alexandra Stst, Margarita Tomova-Marinova, Linda Zidarova

Chadd Blaylock: Erica Elizabeth

Vicki Brown: Bonnie Jeffrey

Stephanie Calcavecchio: Ronnie Gersten, Catherine Merlo, Cindy Montgomery, Craig Steven

Dave Fowlie: Abdul Cader, Gin Inu, Linda Johnston, Lindy Murrell, Tia Rayl, Norma RogersStafford, Steve Sullivan, Bette Waldron, Lynne Ward, Bill Warren, Brian Weis

Darla Hillard: Patty & Jim Beers, Anne Husmann Belcher, Kelley and Mel Chew, Cascade Cook,Michaela Fleming, Dave Fowlie, Gaye Gabriel, Dave Gainey, Duane Hartley, Brett Hillard,Sandy Hillard, Kennon Hudson, Victoria Hunter, Dr. Rodney M Jackson, Susan Janin, JoanLamphier, Darrell & Donna Louie, Randy Mazzuca, Andy Miloslavich, Bill Noble, MaryRoseO'Connor, Jenny Randall, James Reed, Joyce L Robinson, Karen Russo, Susan Swezy,Margie Thomas, Suraj Upadhaya, Chris & Tina Van Wolbeck, Josanne Virene, Ian Whalen,Susan Whaley

Rebecca Hinkley: Tess Sai'ee, Alan Tenney

Jason Johnston: Janet Gardner Bosser, Jason Johnston, Penny Merry

Ashleigh Lutz-Nelson: Justin Andre, Pam Arbisi, Angela Ingrassia Arwady, Kristen Beatty,Anna Chaney, Kate Cleaves, Kristin Davis, Jordan Denham, Cody Eisenman, Eric Eisenman,Fazio, Ashley Franklin, Dr. Kathy Gervais, Heather Hayle Geyer, Tori Gorman, Caroline Han,Sharon Hauser, Dr. Rodney M Jackson, Greg Kandankulam, Katie Kurec, Jim Lutz,Randy Mazzuca, Mark Mclees, Taddy Moore, Katharine Morris, Emma Nygren, Barbara Palmer,Kim Peinado Howard, RJ Planck, Nick Pottratz, Karen Povey, Joyce L Robinson, Natalie Sachs,David Schreibman, Mike Speaker, Rebecca Watry, Antonia Westfall

James McNair: Bruce Doerle, Allan McNair, Cassidy McNair, James McNair, Wilma Walker

Collene Oatley: Luann Kurfis

Miss Sophie Rosalind Charlotte Peech: Sarah Knapp

Joyce Robinson: Darla Hillard, Jan Hoover, Danielle Olivera, Jeff Poehlmann, Marie Scarpa

Assel Uvaliyeva: Chris Russell

Valerie Valenza: Maggie Cornelius- Evart

Melissa Ward: Josh Anderson, Jodeen Lowrie, Bryan Masback, Denzhone Ndee, Melissa Ward,Ruth Ward

Maddie Weatherfield: Candace Ann, Maggie Partipilo, Judee Renner Sliment, Jon Weatherfield

Caroline Gabel, Board ChairSusan Janin, Event Host

We would like to acknowledge theextraordinary financial, technical,and program support provided by:

Painting: Fiona Anderson

$25,000 or greaterDarwin InitiativeShared Earth FoundationWildlife Conservation Network

$10,000-$24,999AnonymousEleanor BookwalterMary Bookwalter & Jeffrey StantCapital Group Companies Charitable Foundation matching grantsCGMK FoundationHorne Family FoundationSusan JaninThe Woodtiger Fund

$5,000-$9,999Julie & Tom AtwoodJeffery EttlingEileen FlynnRichard & Darcy KopchoM. Piuze FoundationSacramento ZooWild Cat Education and Conservation Fund

$1,000-$4,999Anonymous (3)Alexander Abraham FoundationPenny AndrewsTeresa AudesirkRaminder S. BajwaSandy BallThe Henry and Sue Bass FundJan BaughmanRaja & Katrine BhaduryAnn BujasChevron Matching Employee FundHiroko CrispinAntonia DeMattoLarry FahnCharlotte FarberWalli FinchJeff Frankel & Pat CorriganCarole & John GarciaGay GoodmanPhyllis & John GurneyMichael HackettLucy HairstonMaud HallinMeryt & Peter HardingDonna Howe & Juan LoaizaKennon HudsonVictoria Hunter & Ian HartRodney Jackson & Darla HillardThe Estate of Janet E. TansleyMichael Kross & Vivien LinBruce and Lori Laitman-Rosenblum Family FundThe Lehr FamilyTodd LudekeJerry & Sandy ManneNaresh MehtaMolly O'Brien Watkins & David WatkinsMarjorie Parker & Jim ThurmanQualcomm Inc.Safari WestDavid SagaraMarie Scarpa & Jon LongBarry SharafLinda Tabor-BeckTanganyika Wildlife ParkThe Estate of Janet E. TansleyKyle TrefnyChris TromborgLena Tsakmaki & Stefanos Sidiropoulos

Somshaker DesaiLucinda DeusAnn & Thomas DuvallBarbara & Samuel DyerEric EisenmanCody EisenmanBrian ElliottLaura EllisLeslie EllisonValerie FaceTamra & Michael FinePatrick FoleyDane Ford-Roshon & MichaelRoshonKartik GadeCharleen GavetteFrancis GlennonGay Goforth & Larry HillHeather GouldStacey GrassoDavid GreenblattDeanna GriffinMary GrindelandThomas Haglar, Alice Stauffer & FamilySue HamilonSusan HartzGeorge & Jill HelmerDena HollingsworthBetsy HowellCaryn HueyDon HunterIntel Corporation Match GiftProgramGenevieve JacobiJ. Blaine & Jennifer JohnMark Scott JohnsonCatherine JoyceBo & Patric KearnsMartha KettererJohn KohlerRob KornetDeborah LandonDavid LennetteGregory J. LeonardDonna & Darrell LouieLinda LuskJim LutzJohanna MacDonaldKathryn MacDonaldJoseph MacDonaldSurya Mallapragada & Balaji NarasimhanMichelle MangineRobert MarshallPatty McFerrinRobert McKeownWendy & Doug MoneyJackie MorrisCarol MujsceBill NobleNucleus NutritionGeorge & Hazel OdellElla O'SullivanBarbara PalmerJoanne PanizzeriaJon PattysonPayPal Giving FundCarey PetersonJeffrey PoehlmannProject Survival/Dale AndersonNicoletta PuppLinda & John ReichelMark RicherMichael RobbinsNancy Robertson & Mark CookinghamRay RodneyJacqueline Rouff

Charles & Judy WheatleyJocelyn Yonemoto

$500-$999AmazonSmile FoundationJo CangelosiBeverly ChanLaura ChenelKelley & Mel ChewMichael & Deana CliffordDoug & Pat DonaldsonAnne ElliottDonna GenettKathy Gervais, DVMKeith Goldstein & Donna WarringtonKimberley GriffinMarsha HandTom & Mary HerrmannDebra & Jeffrey HotterVictoria JacobsonChris Jones & Sharon PonsfordKristine Karnos & Jay MichellDonald & Diane KendallDavid Leland & Ann HowaldLinkedIn Corporation Matching GiftsEdwina LuBonnie MacKinnonBarbara MacleodElizabeth & Matthew McClure Philanthropy FundSharon & Jeffrey MorrisKatherine OdanakaKaysea RayRiju Raj S. JamwalRichard & Ann SolomonJoyce L. RobinsonDr. Carl SafinaMichael Schaeffer & Michelle MatonChristina SweetJanet van SwollJan WarzChristen & Shirlee WemmerJan Winick HeermanMordechai & Barbara WinterClaire Zvanski

$100-$499Anonymous (5)Kim AbtKathleen Ah SanPia AndersenTom & Tamia AndersonRobert & Fraida AlandGeorge ApostolopoulosSteve AshcraftWillis AshworthJake AugustinBetsy Ballenger & Christopher BealeDr. Georges BarthLou Ann Bassan & LarryKlingenbergFrank & Catherine BatorScott BeauchampJack BeecherAmelia BlackBoeing Matching Grant ProgramRandi BoejeClara & Kathryn BoydAllan BrewsterRich BrownBobbi Jo BroxsonMarjorie CarmichaelKirsten CaufieldSean CaufieldKaren CongerJana & Gary Cuiper

Mark RuckhDeborah & Russell RyderMaya SavchovskaAcmena SchmidEllen SchwenneJoan SeearGregory ShchepanekKonchok SherpaBuffy SimoniLynn & Michael SpurlockSt. Michaels ChurchIan StatenJennifer SteinhurstKathleen SullivanAndrea & Brian SuskaAmy TaoAllison TarraschGladys ThacherLawrence ThompsonLinda ThompsonTaleyna ThompsonPaul TierneyDarrell & Kathleen TornowToyota Match Gift ProgramSergio VargasFelix VegaCharles VillarrubiaTrey & Kathy VinsonZugaitz VizcayaDuncan Ward & Denise M. RaikeTrina WarrenEmily WatermanMark WhitneyCheryl WilkinsonJanet WilliamsRobert J. WilsonBarbara Wright & Katie SanbornPamela YuhmIgor Zhazhky

Up to $99Anonymous (2)Susan Alancraig & T. Orin LeeAlmond Gregor Music ProductionJosh AndersonJustin AndreKaty AnklamCandace AnnPam ArbisiBaby Boy EntertainmentIrene BallengerNancy Beam & Jayson WechterKristen BeattyPatty & Jim BeersDan BernsteinAlyssa BertelsenThomas & Rebecca BirdsallRobert BordignonGreg BourneRob BrackenKatrina BrackenCarly BravoNicole R. BrooksEllen BrownMerrin BuetoJoelle BuffaWalter BurwellEric BuschBeatriz CacheuxAbdul CaderRyan CadiganStephanie CalcavecchioTom CampbellEileen CaputoAnna ChaneyLana ChoyChrist Clarion Presbyterian ChurchK. & W. ChristensonSusan Ciaburro

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Thank You to our Generous Donors

Jan HooverRichard HowickDiane S. HuffmanAnne Husmann BelcherAngela Ingrassia ArwadyGin InuJoel Isaacson & Wendy KingLinda IvanovaStacey & Keith IversonSrikumar IyengarAndrew JacobsonBonnie JeffreyJudy Jensen ChisholmPete & Chris JohnsonElizabeth JohnsonLinda JohnstonJason JohnstonElizabeth JoncaLeah JonesMichael KallioGreg KandankulamJon KaneBlair KangleyLinda KapicaKeysight Technologies Matching Grant ProgramBrian Khepri & Tatum JohnsonRubina KhilnaniBecky KingAnn KircherPatricia KiteHarry KlineMonika KloudovaSarah KnappSara KnightThomas KrebserCarroll KrycherAmy L. KuhrKathryn KullbergKatie KurecLuann KurfisZenin & Raju KurunthotticalJoan LamphierThomas LanceDr. Michelle LawsonBradley LedesmaSallie LeeSusan LeibikLawrence LempertSandra LessertPeter & Olivia LevequeJodeen LowrieTamara LukachyShie LundbergLaurie Lustig-BowerJames & Mary Ann MacieRebecka ManglanathanMarlene MarinJoe MarsalaIris MarshallFran Martin & Jim GrowdenDavid MartinezBryan MasbackDeborah Mason-DaviesRandy Mazzuca & Alicia CuencaAnn Marie McBrideDavid McBrideMargaret McCarthy & Bob WorthKevin McCauley & Mark ColemanTravis McClearyAaron McFadzienHarriet McKechnieJanetta McKenzieMark McleesAllan McNairCassidy McNairJames A. McNairCatherine MerloPenny MerryMicrosoft Matching Grants

Kate A. CleavesElisse ContrerasDaniel CookCascade CookMaggie Cornelius-EvartGillian CourtTamara CrewsMichele CrosleyKristin DavisMarta De FerrariOdile DeguercySthiti DekaDell Inc. Matching Grant ProgramJordan DenhamSally DesousaMaria DiCandiaAlison DickDilip and Urmila Bahulikar FoundationAndra DillardDisney Employee Matching Gifts FundBruce DoerleKathryn E. DuffeyDelphine DuprazBorislava DzhutevaErica ElizabetheScripFannie Mae Matching GiftsBonnie FarmerFazioErin FergusonDaniel FergusonKatarina FisherKristin FitzharrisMichaela FlemingJudith FlynnDave FowlieMarie FrackiewiczAshley FranklinSuzan FraticelliKayla FrattShirley FrentzelGaye GabrielJackie GaiDave GaineyJanet Gardner BosserSteven GelfandGenentech Matching Gift ProgramJulie GeorgievaRonnie GerstenGetty Images Match Gift ProgramSofie GhanavatianSharon GionasSha GleasonGoodSearch/GoodShopTori GormanMaggie GrahamNatasha GranoffJoanna GrantAnne & Michael GreenHelen GroveMario GuerraBrendan GunnAshmita HabsburgAizaz HakroEllen HallPeggy L. HallasCaroline HanErika HannesLinda HardenDuane HartleyValerie HaskinsSharon HauserDianne HawkinsHeather Hayle GeyerHeated MediaBrett HillardSandy HillardJuliette Hirt

Anastasia MiklojcikPaula MillerAndy MiloslavichAllison MitchellLina MladenovaWayne & Gaye MomerakCindy MontgomeryTaddy MooreKatharine MorrisNicole MorrisMichael & Leann MoskowitzKatherine MoyerTamara MoyerYolanda MucthisonMarie & Marc MulkeyLindy MurrellTaylor MyersDenzhone NdeeJeffrey NeffJessica NelsonBlair NeumanJames NisbettEmma NygrenMark OberholzCatherine ObrienMaryRose O'ConnorJames M. OdomMonica OlariuDanielle OliveraPatti PackerSophia Papageorgiou, DVMFleury Parente e SilvaMaggie PartipiloSasha PaysingerKim Peinado HowardEmma PemberthyJavier PerezStephen PilatzkeR.J. PlanckPlush Lashes and BrowsShilo PorterNick PottratzWayne PoulsenKaren PoveyPreetha & KarthikJudy ProvencherAmy Proz OzingaPat Puder & Mike SimpsonJeri RabyneSandra RakestrawVarun RamaswamyMelinda RamseyJenny RandallShshma RaoTia RaylJames ReedTabitha ReedBonnie Reid & Richard RocheJudee Renner SlimentKatherine RichNorma Rogers StaffordRichard RothRudra RoyBonnie RuderCarol RushChris RussellKaren RussoNatalie SachsValerie & Bernard SadouletTess Sai'eeKaren SalvageFaye SchabCarol SchafferMartin SchlaegelDavid SchreibmanErik SchroederAdam ScottChristopher SeesserSwaroop ShamKaren Shaver

Stephen Shaw & Anne BarkerNancy ShawRebekah SheppardMarcia SivekVictoria StykaDina SmithF. SmolenskiAntoinette SobalvarroNancy SorensenPeter SouvatzisMike SpeakerChaim SpearLauren SpennacchioAllison StalderNancy StatzEmilien SternCraig StevenJason StoneAlexandra StstHariharan SukumarSteve SullivanSusan SwezyMarguerite SwiftRobert SwobodaAlec SypertChristine TaylorAlan TenneyMargie ThomasAnn ThurberChristine TibbsBrian TindallMargarita Tomova-MarinovaKaia TronsdalSuraj UpadhayaMarcela UriarteCary Van HaarenChris & Tina Van WolbeckSharon VereaJosane VirenePavan VyasSilvia WaidBette WaldronWilma WalkerLynne WardRuth WardMelissa WardKathryn WarnerBill WarrenSean WatermanRebecca WatryMarcia WatsonJon WeatherfieldBrian WeisRyan WelchAntonia WestfallIan WhalenSusan WhaleyBilly WilcoxYolanda WintersLinda WiseSteven WolfeElla WoodsGae XavierAlexander YablonskyLee Ka YanLinton Yeilding BowieEmilia ZeiglerMonica ZiasLinda ZidarovaEmily ZingShanti ZinziAndrea Zuckerman

Every effort has been made toensure the accuracy of our donoracknowledgements. If your namehas been omitted or misspelled,please contact us atinfo@snowleopardconservancy.org.

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Thank You to our Generous Donors

The Conservancy’s staff, board, and 26volunteers gave over 500 hours of their time

and talents, worth over $40,000.

The individuals below gave extraordinarygifts of time and expertise.

The organizations have provided aplatform for outreach and donations.

eBay Giving WorksFacebook

Thomas Herrmann, graphic designBen Hunter, videography

Shavaun Kidd, professional writing & eventsGraduates, Web & Multimedia Design

Program, Santa Rosa J.C., Professor EthanWilde & Project Manager, Dan Katra

John Sichi, tech support & website designNetwork for Good

OneToday by Google

In-Kind DonationsAnonymous, air fares

Copy Store & More, printingESRI, mapping software

Google for NonprofitsGSL Fine Litho, printingLorena Designs, jewelry

Microsoft Corporation, softwareDina Smith, office furniture

Ian Whalen, FoxlightsJoe Wilson, I.T. support

Wildlife Photographershave been incredibly generous withpermission to use their images in

fundraising for snow leopardconservation.

Oriol Alamany, Altynbek,Peter Bolliger, Tashi R. Ghale,Jens Hauser, Bjorn Persson,Vikram Singh, Steve Tracy,

Janco van Gelderen

Suzi Eszterhas and Jak Wonderlyundertook special photography projects

for the Conservancy.

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Special Appreciation

Art & Poetry Contest WinnersFiona Anderson, Parag Chettri, Debra

Crowe-Vitale, Ekaterina Drozhdina,Brenna Eikenbary, Ava Langley, Susan

Leibik, Becky Norman, Carol Parks,Karina Pliego, Kyle Trefny

Painting: Parag Chettri

SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVANCY’S MISSION

Ensuring snow leopard survival and conserving mountain landscapesby expanding environmental awareness and sharing innovative practices

through community stewardship and partnerships

U.S. Headquarters Staff Board of Directors Advisory Board

Rodney Jackson, Ph.DFounder-Executive Director

Darla HillardEducation Director

Charleen GavetteProgram Officer

Kathleen Ah SanOffice Manager

Shavaun KiddSocial Media Manager

Joyce RobinsonAdministrative Assistant

2019 Country Partners

BhutanBhutan FoundationJigme Dorji National Park

IndiaSnow Leopard Conservancy- India Trust

Land of the Snow LeopardNetwork, seesnowleopardconservancy.org/sacred-species

MongoliaIrbis MongoliaMongolian Academy of SciencesNomadic Nature Conservation

NepalNational Trust for Nature Conservation/Annapurna Conservation Area ProgramMountain SpiritThe Mountain Institute

PakistanBaltistan Wildlife Conservation & Development Organization- Project Snow Leopard (BWCDO)

Rangewide: GLSEP Secretariat

RussiaThe Altai ProjectWWF-Russia

Caroline GabelChair

Rodney JacksonPresident

Mary HerrmannSecretary

Bob WilsonTreasurer

Tshewang WangchukDirector

US-Based Collaborators

Bhutan FoundationDuquesne UniversityInternational Veterinary OutreachRocky Mountain Cat ConservancySacramento ZooSan Francisco Zoo and GardensSnow Leopard NetworkSnow Leopard TrustWorldwide Indigenous Science

Photos by Snow Leopard Conservancy unless credited otherwise.Cover photo: Tulgazana Darikhuu

Christine Breitenmoser-Wursten,Ph.D, IUCN CatSpecialist Group

Renee Bumpus, ConservationManager, Houston Zoo

Don Hunter, Ph.D., FounderRocky Mountain Cat Conservancy

Kristin Nowell, Director,Cat Action Treasury

Barb Palmer, Husbandry Advisor,AZA/Felid Taxon Advisory Group

Camille Richard,Rangeland Ecologist

George Schaller, Ph.D.

Mike Weddle, FormerScience Instructor

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