A study on the little-known high-altitude bird in the pheasant family, the Tibetan Snowcock. The study uses reports on images from camera traps to describe its behavior. It also describes the bird’s preference for higher elevation, living close to glaciers and the snow line. “Global climate change has had significant effects on animal distribution and population dynamics in mid-latitude alpine areas, but …

Existing snow leopard population assessment studies tend to be conducted in the best habitats and cover areas that are too small to be representative of larger landscapes. This leads to inflated population estimates. BY MATT FIECHTER It’s become something of a truism in snow leopard research: we don’t have much of an idea about how many of these cats there are. …