It took seven long, hard years, but you were there for us all along. You helped us launch national media campaigns, lobby the halls of government, and spend countless hours in the trenches of grassroots organizing—and it paid off!

See for yourself!





covered with mining permits, most for exploration.









In the map pictured on the left, orange indicates regions of Tost Local Protected Area In the 2015 map, you'll see that more than 80% of the permits are no longer active.



There were 32 licenses in 2010 now its reduced to 11.









Within the 3152 square miles that are being considered for the Nature Reserve, there are currently 11 licenses for mining exploration, and 2 active mining sites. As mining activities won’t be permitted within the park boundaries, the government's working group has 60 days to come up with a solution for the land affected by mining licenses. We will continue to push on the working group to accept our proposed boundaries and revoke the mining licenses that fall inside the Reserve.











We've raised almost $17,000 for our Adopt Tost campaign. If you haven't made a gift, please make a donation today to help protect snow leopards from unsustainable mining.



Thank you for standing with us to support the Tost region. There is no doubt that this important snow leopard habitat is already safer thanks to your efforts!



I hope to share even more good news in the coming months.



Sincerely,



Bayara



Bayarjargal (Bayara) Agvaansteren

Program Director, Mongolia

Snow Leopard Trust