Snow leopard walked non-stop for 10 kilometers through 20-inch-deep snow

Snow leopard moving efficiently and silently through deep snow

This is a little story I’ve picked up in my travels which highlights the incredible stamina and persistence of the magnificent snow leopard. As you no doubt know they live at high elevations where there is often a lot of snow, sometimes deep. But deep snow does not seem to prevent them from travelling. …

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Why are snow leopards endangered (2022)?

Snow leopard - superb cat and background

People ask, why are snow leopards endangered? The reason is because of us. This page adds some detail to that statement and refines it. In fact, this page is about the snow leopard’s status in the wild and its conservation. The sources for this page are: Wild Cats of the World (WoW) and the …

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Snow leopard cubs – reproduction and development

Snow leopards larking around

This page is about snow leopard cubs and the wider topic of reproduction and development. A couple of scientists studying the snow leopard, Jackson and Ahlborn reported when observing a female and her to one-year-old cubs moving through a remote mountain area as follows: “[The female was] sauntering along with the cubs doing everything …

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