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Endangered cats leave 'trail of fear'

Snow leopards tracked by monitoring fright of their prey.

The endangered snow leopard has returned to the valleys around Mount Everest, say wildlife researchers working in Nepal. And how do they know it's back? Because the leopards' traditional prey are terrified.

Read the story here.
And find Mike's blog from this ecological conference here.

Posted by Nicola Jones on August 10, 2006
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