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Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk
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However, snow leopards in the Himalayas, a visit to Ladakh (northern India) to photograph Buddhist ceremonies and a tiger with cubs would also be thrown in for good measure.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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Snow Leopards are widely distributed in the mountains of western and southern Mongolia, the Altai Range.
Poaching and the perception of snow leopards as threats to livestock have increased partly as a result of increased human mobility within formerly isolated snow leopard habitat.
Snow-leopards, whose furs fetch $2,000 on the black market, have been hunted to extermination in Afghanistan.
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Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom
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Snow Leopards Barely seen by humans, snow leopards call home to some of the harshest landscapes in the world, living along the windswept plateaus of the Himalayas.
Snow leopards and cougars have very thick pads on the bottom of their feet which help them grip rocks and increase their mobility in mountainous regions.
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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Snow leopards are most likely to be protected if the underlying key direct and indirect threats to the species are correctly identified and then effectively addressed.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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We are extremely grateful for their dedication to the Trust's mission of conserving snow leopards and their habitat while considering the needs of local people.
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Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer
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There are bighorn sheep and snow leopards in the Tien Shan and Alay Mountains.
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Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent
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At the Bronx Zoo, snow leopards were first exhibited in 1903 and have been successfully bred since 1966.
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Shane Kelly,
Bar Tender
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Featured are endangered species including tigers, lions, snow leopards, monkeys, bears and many more.
Zoos are in an excellent position to help in the fight to save snow leopards and other endangered species.
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