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Snow leopard on the reverse of the old 10,000-Kazakhstani tenge banknote Emblem of Tatarstan, depicting the Aq Bars, a mythical winged Snow leopard. The snow leopard is widely used in heraldry and as an emblem in Central Asia. The Aq Bars ('White Leopard') is a political symbol of the Tatars, Kazakhs, and Bulgars.
A leopard was recorded by a camera-trap in Bamyan Province in 2011. The long-lasting conflict in the country badly affected both predator and prey species, so that the national population is considered to be small and severely threatened. [7] [8] [9] Between 2004 and 2007, a total of 85 leopard skins were seen being offered in markets of Kabul ...
Leopard of Punanai: The leopard called "man-eater of Punanai" is the only officially accounted for man-eating leopard of Sri Lanka, where leopard attacks rarely happen. [ 65 ] [ 66 ] It killed at least 12 people on a jungle road near the hamlet of Punanai , not far from Batticaloa in the east of Sri Lanka.
Dr Francksen said snow leopards are native to the mountain ranges of central and south Asia, such as Afghanistan, the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau. They live above 10,000ft (3,000m), though ...
In the Qinghai Plateau in western China, lives a mother snow leopard named Dawa, who has two cubs. Dawa struggles to keep her cubs safe from danger, like a rival snow leopard, who is encountered & easily driven off in spring, but soon returns in fall with three of his sons and attacks Dawa, but she cannot chase all off and allows them to stay.
About 200 snow leopards, an endangered species, are believed to live in Ladakh. The snow leopard (shan) once ranged throughout the Himalayas, Tibet, and as far as the Sayan Mountains on the Mongolian-Russian border, at elevations of 1800 m to 5400 m. They are extremely shy and hard to spot, and as such, not well-studied, though this has changed ...
This female baby Snow Leopard is a rare addition to the Akron Zoo. Her birth is extremely vital for the Snow Leopard population. Meet one of the most unique Snow Leopards at the Akron Zoo [Video]
Helen Elaine Freeman (March 10, 1932 – September 20, 2007) was an American conservationist and endangered species advocate, who specialized in saving snow leopards. She was best known for founding the Snow Leopard Trust. [1] Her preservation work earned her the nickname, the "'Jane Goodall' of Snow Leopards." [2]