Wildlife biologists and snow leopard fans are excited about a short video that was posted in recent days of a mother snow leopard and her cubs climbing a snowy cliff in northern Pakistan. For conservationists, the fact that it was a local Pakistani who took the video makes it even more significant. Marco Werman speaks with Rodney Jackson of the Snow Leopard Conservancy. He’s a conservation biologist who has spent the past 40 years researching and working to protect the snow leopard.
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