Mon, Aug 19
|Washington
Profs & Pints DC: Encountering the Snow Leopard
The snow leopard of the Himalayas and other Asian mountains is so elusive that it never had been photographed in the wild before the 1970s. It dwells in some of the most remote habitats in the world, with jagged terrain, low levels of oxygen, and inhospitable weather conditions.
Time & Location
Aug 19, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
About the event
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Encountering the Snow Leopard,” on a researcher’s quest to understand what prowls within Central and South Asia’s clouds, with Charlotte Hacker, who has studied carnivores for more than a decade as a wildlife biologist and research associate with the Snow Leopard Conservancy.
The snow leopard of the Himalayas and other Asian mountains is so elusive that it never had been photographed in the wild before the 1970s. It dwells in some of the most remote habitats in the world, with jagged terrain, low levels of oxygen, and inhospitable weather conditions. Those studying it still seek to answer basic questions such as what it eats, how long it lives, and how many exist.
Join snow leopard researcher Charlotte Hacker for a fascinating discussion of her efforts to get to know these big cats and other predators that live alongside it at high altitudes.
This talk, steeped…