Snow leopard : stories from the roof of the world / edited by Don Hunter.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179).

On meeting a snow leopard / George B. Schaller -- Face-to-face with Shan / Joseph L. Fox -- Tracks of my soul / Jan E. Janecka -- Kashmir / Helen Freeman -- From rice fields to snow fields / Yash Veer Bhatnagar -- Death of a bharal / Mitchell Kelly -- An accord of hope / Avaantseren Bayarjargal -- Tears of the Karakorum / Ashiq Ahmad Khan -- The pelt smuggler -- Shafqat Hussain -- Two snow leopards, my father, and me / Ali Abutalip Dahashof -- Happy days / Evgeny P. Kashkarov -- Raising Sheru / Nasier A. Kitchloo -- Cubs / Tom McCarthy -- Epiphany / Kyle McCarthy -- Pangje / Som B. Ale -- November 13 / Peter Matthiessen -- Winter at Ch�orten Nyima / Darla Hillard -- The spirit of Baga Bogd / Rodney Jackson -- Gobi magic / Don Hunter -- Legends of Zanskar / Rinchen Wangchuk -- Magic valley / Helen Freeman.

Giving a voice to the snow leopard, this collection of powerful first person accounts from an impressive cadre of scientist-adventurers grants readers a rare glimpse of this elusive cat and the remarkable lives of those personally connected to its future. These Stories from the Roof of the World resonate with adventure, danger, discovery, and most importantly hope for this magnificent big cat. Very little has been written about this mystical creature. Its remote and rugged habitat among the mightiest collection of mountains on Earth, proclaimed The Roof of the World by awe-struck explorers, make it one of the most difficult and expensive animals to study. After a millennia thriving in peaceful isolation, human encroachment, poaching and climate change threaten the snow leopards survival. Speaking on behalf of the snow leopard, these heart-felt stories will inform and inspire readers, creating the vital connection needed to move people toward action in saving this magnificent cat.