Snow Leopard Trust

The Snow Leopard Trust
Formation1981; 43 years ago (1981)
FounderHelen Elaine Freeman
TypeNonprofit
91-1144119
Legal status501(c)(3)
FocusSnow leopard conservation
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington
Region
China, India, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, and Pakistan
Membership
2500
Board President
Rhetick Sengupta
Executive Director
Charudutt "Charu" Mishra, PhD
Rhetick Sengupta; Gayle Podrabsky; Gary Podrabsky; Barbara Blywise; Lisa Dabek, PhD; Todd George; Jed Gorden, MD; James Platts; Brad Rutherford; Stephen Sparrow
Websitesnowleopard.org

The Snow Leopard Trust is the largest and oldest organization working solely to protect the endangered snow leopard (Panthera uncia) and its habitat in 12 countries of Central Asia. The trust is a non-profit organization with its headquarters in Seattle, Washington. The present total population of snow leopards in the wild is estimated at between 3,920 and 6,390.[1]

  1. ^ "Global Snow Leopard and Eco-System Protection Program". Global Snow Leopard and Eco-System Protection Program. October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2015.