Adapted to live in some of our planet’s most inhospitable mountainous regions, snow leopards (Panthera uncia) are the ultimate mountain climbers and an iconic big cat. Next, they set up 956 camera traps along about 3,300 square miles occupied by the snow leopards. Finally, they used artificial intelligence to analyze the photos and identify individual snow leopards by their distinct patterns of markings on their foreheads. They also generated a national photo library of snow leopards, which can help conservationists who monitor animal poaching and trafficking. The team believes that multiple factors play into this wide distribution and high population density of snow leopards in Ladakh.