Snow leopard fitted with GPS tag (BBC)

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By Rebecca Morelle
BBC News

The habits of the most elusive of the big cats, the snow leopard, may no longer remain such a mystery.

For the first time, a team has fitted a snow leopard with a Global Positioning System (GPS) collar to track the secretive creature's movements.

The 35kg (75lb) female was captured on the Purdum Mali ridge in Pakistan.

Over the next few months, the international team aims to fit four more snow leopards with the high-tech collars.
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And because of this, he says, much of the information on their movements and habitat use is based on anecdote, extrapolation or older research using less-accurate radio collars.


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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6188482.stm

Note where these guys are working ... right near the intersection of Afghan/Pakistan/India borders. I hope they are being VERY careful.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. What a gorgeous cat.

She blends right into the background. They must be really difficult to find and tag.