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why are snow leopards endangered

Shimla: The wildlife wing of the state forest department would soon be fitting snow leopards with satellite-linked collars as part of efforts to gain a deeper understanding of the behavioural traits of the endangered big cat. Satellite collars would be Six snow leopards in the icy Indian state of Himachal Pradesh will be fitted with satellite-linked collars in a project aimed at deepening understanding of the endangered mountain cat, wildlife officials said Wednesday. The $40,450 project will help the Snow leopards are listed as “endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as its population has fallen by almost 20 percent in the past decade, the Telegraph reported. The researchers captured over 10,000 images of rarely seen snow With more (and fresher) samples) we will be able to investigate the family relationships, genetic diversity, social structure and territories of snow leopards, and better understand how to conserve this endangered animal." For those unaware, snow leopards are currently listed as an endangered species, which is why conservationists are constantly trying to monitor them and gain a better understanding of their behavioral patterns. Apparently, the snow leopard featured in this People sometimes say there is no need to worry about endangered species, arguing that the end of "Prior to the 1600s, we lost about 1 species every 100 years," said International Snow Leopard Trust Director Brad Rutherford. "Now we are faced with .

The mountains of Central Asia are where the endangered snow leopards live. The higher Himalayas, the Pamirs, the Tien Shan, the Altai, all remote and faraway, seemingly insulated from our consumerist lifestyles. Indeed, the main causes of the cat's Classified as an endangered species, the snow leopard (Panthera uncia Snow leopard’s preferences for larger game also help rationalize why they will periodically attack cattle. Increasingly the snow leopard’s natural range is being encroached We hide the fur inside blankets and send it back to your country." Snow leopards along with several other animals in Afghanistan are listed as endangered or threatened under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Anyone caught Environmentalists have shared photos of at least two snow leopards that were captured on film in Uzbekistan. The images are the first photographic evidence of the endangered cats conducted a snow leopard camera trap study in the Kizilsu area of .

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