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Snow leopards live in some of the most remote habitats in the world. They call the Himalayan Mountains home, from Myanmar moving west through China, Nepal, India, Pakistan and back east again through Kazakstan, Mongolia and the Gobi Desert. While it is difficult to get exact number, there are an estimated 6,000 to 14,000 snow leopards left in the wild.
Currently the scientific community believes there is only one sub-species of snow leopard. Broadly, the big cats species are considered Panthera and the small cats Felis. The snow leopard does not fit very well into either of these categories and are classified as Uncia.
Snow leopards primarily prey on hoofstock species like blue sheep, ibex, markhor, and argali, but have occasionally gotten into trouble by preying upon the livestock of nomadic farmers in the area. The Snow Leopard Stewardship Project was developed to address those predator-livestock issues. Visit our friends at the Snow Leopard Conservancy for more information.
Project Survival’s Cat Haven promotes the conservation and preservation of wild cats in their native habitat by educating visitors and publicizing the work done by Project Survival Cat Conservation Group. Project Survival’s Cat Haven maintains an educational room at the facility for youth programs and an outreach program. The Cat Haven is designed to act as ‘base camp’ in the belief that preserving wild cats in their native habitat is the principle justification for maintaining them in captivity. Project Survival is engaged in fundraising, including the creation of endowments, to support wild life specialists and educators working in range countries.
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