The endangered big cats are hanging on in Russia, the first country-wide survey of the animal suggests, while scientists and conservationists debate future protections.

One of the most elusive animal species may disappear, researchers said. Survival of snow leopard populations could be "precarious" in the future due to the way the elusive mountain cats have evolved, ...

For a few fleeting weeks each winter, the famously elusive cats emerge from solitude, calling across the mountains in search of a mate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Survival of snow leopard populations could be "precarious" in the future due to the way the elusive mountain cats have evolved, ...

Whole genome sequencing has revealed that snow leopards have low genetic diversity because they are rare, and probably always have been. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia). (Credit: Paul Groom Photography ...