Snow Leopards in Iberia 40,000 years ago

[SteveT Yatton]

There are several articles about a snow leopard skull found recently in Portugal and how this discovery makes us consider how the range of a species changes over time, due to natural fluctuations in climate. A BBC link is below:

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/snow-leopard-skull-portugal

 

[clive Grazalema]

Hi SteveT!

Yes, I read this on the Barcelona university website…. https://www.uab.cat/web/newsroom/news-detail/conquest-of-asia-and-europe-by-snow-leopards-during-the-last-ice-ages-uncovered-1345830290613.html?detid=1345941330633

An international team of scientists has identified fossils of snow leopards for the first time, in a research published in Science Advances. The discovery has allowed them to trace the evolutionary history of the species during the Quaternary period and to propose how it dispersed from the Tibetan plateau to the Iberian Peninsula, far from the high and icy Himalayan mountains. The study suggests that snow leopards prefer rocky terrain and cold climates over high altitudes. These data may help to ensure the protection of this iconic animal.

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