Snow leopards are being protected by organizations and laws.
As of 2014, there is an estimated 4,500 to 7,500 snow leopards that are living today. The snow leopards mainly live in China and other parts of central Asia.
Snow leopards are decreasing because their food the red panda is decreasing. >Also, people are hunting them.
Snow leopards were added to the endangered species list in 1972. There are multiple organizations working to conserve the snow leopards natural habitat.
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snow leopards
yes they are strictly protected because of their endangered status
Snow leopards and various snow animals are protected by the 1369 T.O.K.G.C.O.S.A.A.S (treaty of keeping good care of snow animals and stuff). This treaty helps provided snow leopards with a house in the winter and a nice wooly fleece and a pair of sun glasses and air con
Snow leopards are being put in national wildlife parks all over the world to protect them from the poachers and hunters that want their beautiful fur and bones. Please also see related answers.
People are not sure just how many snow leopards there were 50 years ago. Estimates put the population at about 5,000 to 6,000 animals at that time. Their numbers have increased somewhat since being protected.
Snow leopards are, sadly, being killed every year, mainly for their fur coats. They only way snow leopards can stay alive as a species is if people stop poaching them. It is unjust and wrong to kill such a divine animal to extinction, which sadly has happened to many other species of big cats and other animals.
Snow leopards are expected to become extinct by about 2030.
600-700 snow leopards are being put into capitivity! :)
Snow leopards only eat meat because they are carnivores. Being a carnivores means that the animal only eats meat.
Snow leopards have keen hearing.
snow leopards do not migrate or hibernate
They are fully protected by law, and by the Russian government.
No. Of course not. They're snow leopards, not tribbles.