Standing on Sacred Ground [2015]

Our friends at Sacred Land Film Project, another Earth Island Institute project, are thrilled to announce the broadcast of this award-winning 4-film series.

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New Snow Leopard Video Footage! [2015]

Snow leopard near a large rock on snowy day

This just in from the field, specifically on Chikhacheva Ridge, checking camera traps, deploying new ones, seeing what the latest snow leopard going ons there are. Good news! Adult male Khorgai visited numerous camera traps, and female Guta not only reappeared after a lengthy absence, but she brought her kittens (born ~May 2013?) with her.…

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Reforming Poachers [2015]

Warmly dressed man looking through binoculars over a snow-covered forested river valley

This past February, several teams totaling 25 trackers, rangers, and experts documented that these cats, one of Russia’s most endangered species, are still roaming the area.

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On Our Mind in March 2015

Native Americans share genetic markers linking them directly back to ancient peoples who lived in the greater Altai region 20,000-25,000 years ago.

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