Afghanistan: 'The Snow Leopard Project' Puts Spotlight on Afghanistan's Wildlife

Jan 23, 2019 | Barabara J. King, NPR
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In the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, there is a "green, leafy oasis" called Shahr-e Naw Park — a place that briefly became a staging ground for conservation scientists. In "The Snow Leopard Project and other Adventures in Warzone Conservation", Alex Dehgan describes how his Wildlife Conservation Society team hid stuffed animals throughout the park, simulating as best they could the wildlife the scientists might find on their upcoming survey mission in a remote, rugged province called Nuristan.