Snow Leopards

The snow leopard also known as the ounce, lives in the remote mountain regions of Central Asia. It lives at altitudes ranging from 1,800 metres in the winter to 5,500 metres in the summer.

We need to save these animals before they are all gone

The warm soft coat of the snow leopard is prized amongst hunters. It is also high desirable because of its rarity. Four skins make up one fur coat. By killing so many, the numbers in the wild is only fewer than 400.

The thick coat of the snow leopard's shed often in the winter, to keep itself cool.The snow leopard may have a similar skeletal structure to the rest of the Panthera family, but it has a similar voice box to domestic cats. Therefore snow leopards do not roar- they purr. Another similar characteristic to the domestic cat is they both have about the same lifespan in capitivity, which is about fifteen years.

Snow leopards have their cubs in the winter. The litter size can range from one to four cubs. The baby leopards stay with their mother for a period of two years. During this time the mother teaches the cubs the basics for survival- hunting. With constant encroachment of the territory of the snow leopard, the snow leopard ends up killing livestock for food. The territories of these beautiful creatures are shrinking, and there are not enough animals for prey.

Nepal, amongst other nations, has set aside a national park for the conservation of the snow leopard. By having a national park, it allows the snow leopard to be protected, and away from livestock. The snow leopard needs more space to be set aside otherwise they may not survive.

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