Scientists study the illusive snow leopard in Northern
Afghanistan (The New York Times) - Snow leopards have the
advantage of living in “one of the most remote and isolated
mountain landscapes in the world,” away from the human threats
other large cats face. - Increasingly, snow leopards have been
eating livestock, and these encounters with humans might
threaten this already endangered species as tensions arise. -
Scientists estimate there are between 4,500 and 7,500 snow
leopards in the wild, but Dr. Schaller said, “those figures are
just wild guesses.” Q&A with Will Potter about his new book:
Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement
under Siege (Grist) - Will Potter discusses how corporations and
lobbyists are attacking the environmental movement with
accusations of terrorism, much like red scare. - “As the scale
of the ecological crisis we are facing becomes more apparent,
and as the backlash against social movements that are
challenging our self-destructive culture intensifies, it i