Endangered Hand Painted Snow Leopard

Snow leopard Vulnerable They are native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asian. It is listed as vulnerable as the global population is estimated to number fewer than 6000 mature individuals and is expected to decline about 10% by 2040. Snow leopards play a key role as top predators,an indicator of the health of the high altitude habitat. If Snow Leopards, thrive so will countless other species and the largest freshwater reservoirs of the planet. Poaching, habitat loss, declines in natural prey species and retaliatory killings resulting from human-wildlife conflict are the main reasons this big cat is under threat. Snow leopards are poached for the illegal trade. They have long been killed for their beautiful fur, but their bones and other body parts are also used in traditional medicine. Conservation : WWF’s work focuses on managing Human-Leopard conflict and rural development.Education for sustainable development, stopping mining, and reducing impacts of linear infrastructure development in fragile Snow Leopard habitat, and the control of illegal wildlife trade.