michaelthe stars of this week's feature in #CurrentBiology are more than 400 cuddly #koalas! It's all about #conservation #genomics, also covering eg #SnowLeopards, #SeaSnails, #lemurs https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/04/survival-secrets-of-koalas.html
my features published in @CurrentBiology this year, issue 8: More than 400 #koala genomes provide the peg for this feature on #conservation #genomics. Also included: #snowLeopards, #seaSnails and #lemurs
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/04/survival-secrets-of-koalas.html #science #ecology #genome
TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🐆🏔️ Four snow #leopard cubs at #Melbourne #Zoo recently left their den for the first time to undergo their initial veterinary health check.
Watch as the veterinary team examines Maya, Kira, Lumi, and Sabu while they venture into their outside habitat.
#animals #babies #cats #cute #endangeredspecies #jobs #play #snow #snowleopards #womeninstem #work #tksst #video
🐆🏔️ Four snow #leopard cubs at #Melbourne #Zoo recently left their den for the first time to undergo their initial veterinary health check.
Watch as the veterinary team examines Maya, Kira, Lumi, and Sabu while they venture into their outside habitat.
#animals #babies #cats #cute #endangeredspecies #jobs #play #snow #snowleopards #womeninstem #work #tksst #video
Deborah PickettMiska has given birth to four new cubs. Grainy video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKhUPD5nCXg
(edited for typo)
Snow Leopard Cubs born at Melbourne Zoo!
Andy is Frazzled (ze/they/she)Here's a quick bit of silliness from one of my favorite charities.
I got Dagina on the Which Snow Leopard Icon Are You? quiz. https://snowleopard.org/snow-leopard-personality-quiz/
earthlingA drone photo of a snow leopard undergoing adaptive training at a conservation centre in the Helan mountains in China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The centre rescues snow leopards, trains them to survive in the wild and releases them with satellite tracking collars.
Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock
The Times Of Central Asia | Eurasian Publication & News OnlineKyrgyzstan Adopts Snow Leopard as National Symbol, Unveils Official Logo
Daily Times - Latest Pakistan News, World, Business, Sports, LifestyleOnly 167 snow leopards left in Pakistan
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1388745/only-167-snow-leopards-left-in-pakistan/
7-Oct-2025
The world’s #snowLeopards are very similar genetically. That doesn’t bode well for their future
The world’s snow leopards are very similar genetically. That doesn’t bode well for their future
A Stanford-led study found that snow leopards have the lowest genetic diversity among all big cats, a dubious distinction previously held by cheetahs. Without a variety of genetic adaptations to fall back on, the snow leopard population is vulnerable to any drastic change, including the warming climate.