The Snow leopard sometimes known as the ounce, is a moderately large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia. It weighs about 27 or 54 kg its body length is from 74–130 cm, with a tail nearly the same length. Snow leopards have long thick fur, and the base colour of smokey grey to yellowish tan, with whitish under parts. The snow leopards come from the Feldae family and its latin name is "Uncia Uncia". On the IUCN scale it is on a average part on EN (endangered). Mongolia has been chosen to host a study to seek to prevent the further decline in the numbers of the world’s snow leopards. A declining population places snow leopards at only 3,500 to 7,000 worldwide. With 1,000 snow leopards, Mongolia has the world’s second largest snow leopard population after China. Working in cooperation with the Mongolian government, the Snow Leopard Trust will use remote cameras and genetic monitoring to learn about snow leopards in a ten year study. "Although there have been several valuable studies of the species to date, most were short-term, or at most four or five years in duration, and such short-term efforts simply cannot provide the understanding we need to conserve these cats," Tom McCarthy, the trust's conservation director, said in statement. In an unusual move, the Snow Leopard Trust will pay volunteers to track snow leopards in western Mongolia this summer. A video about a wild snow leopard hunting |  Two male Snow Leopard cubs on a cliff. How can you help Sponsor in your local zoo or donate and shop on donate and shop or help other communities such as: |
