by aritha | Aug 13, 2015 | Snow-leopard-blog
Genetically based modifications of hemoglobin (Hb) function that increase blood–O2 affinity are hallmarks of hypoxia adaptation in vertebrates. Among mammals, felid Hbs are unusual in that they have low intrinsic O2 affinities and reduced sensitivities to the...
by aritha | Aug 7, 2015 | Snow-leopard-blog
KABUL: Latest pictures of the endangered Snow Leopard have emerged from the remote Wakhan Corridor in northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with estimates showing that a surprisingly robust population of possibly a hundred animals prowling the remote area....
by aritha | Aug 6, 2015 | Snow-leopard-blog
How these big cats thrive in low-oxygen mountain habitats is still a mystery, study says. By Carrie Arnold, National Geographic PUBLISHED August 05, 2015 The snow leopard might rule the high reaches of the Himalaya, but they share some unexpected similarities with the...
by aritha | Aug 4, 2015 | Snow-leopard-blog
Dear colleagues, We are delighted to share with you the first volume of Ilbirs., newsletter of the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program. Ilbirs. in English Ilbirs. in Russian The newsletter will be published every quarter as an effort to update our...
by aritha | Aug 2, 2015 | Snow-leopard-blog
Youth, I find, are generally an angry people. In adolescence, people realize that the world is an imperfect place, and they begin to concern themselves with things that seem bigger and older than them. At the age I am now, 15 years old, I begin to find myself angry...
