Snow Leopards
What Is Anyone Doing To Help This Animal
In 1972, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) placed Snow Leopards on the endangered species red list, the same classification given to Giant Pandas and Siberian Tigers. In 1975, under the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES), trafficking of live snow leopards and their fur or body parts was made illegal in much of its native habitat. Today, almost 40 years later, the population of these beautiful big cats is still declining dangerously. Why? What can be done to help? This treehouse will provide information regarding many aspects of Snow Leopards with the hope of promoting conservation not only for these big cats, but also for other endangered species.
Why Are They Endangered
There are three main reasons that snow leopards are in trouble. The first reason is that the bones, skin and organs of large cats are valuable in traditional Asian medicine. Tigers are the prefered species for this purpose, but tigers are so rare that it is almost impossible to find one in the wild so snow leopards are substituted for tigers. When you consider that the people who live near snow leopards often earn less than 300 dollars per year and that a poacher can get perhaps $200 for a dead snow leopard (though a middleman can resell it for up to $10,000), it isn’t hard to understand why snow leopards are at risk.
How Many Of The Species Remains
Ounce Scientific Name- Panthera Uncia
Weight: 150 pounds
Head/Body: 41 inches
Tail: 35 inches Subspecies:
1 Gestation: ~96 days Status:
Endangered Estimated World Population: 10,000 - See more at:
What Is The Climate Like There
Area That They Live In Currently
Snow Leopards live in a vast area surrounding central Asia. Although the overall territory is huge, Snow Leopards live in fragmented populations that cover only a small fraction of the total land area.
Snow Leopard habitat includes but is not necessarily limited to the following countries: Afghanistan, Bhutan, China/Tibet, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Russia, and Uzbekistan.