Koustubh Sharma is what you could call a cat scientist with a daunting task, as a wildlife biologist studying one of the world’s most magnificent, fluffy-tailed and elusive big cats: snow leopards.

The snow leopard prowls across some of Earth’s most inhospitable terrain, blending into rocky cliffs with such perfection that locals call it the ‘ghost of the mountains.’ These magnificent cats ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Sanjiangyuan National Park is expected to open in 2020 as China’s first park in its new national park system. As many as 1,500 endangered snow ...