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Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)

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( This post was last modified: 09-19-2017, 10:02 PM by Ngala )

Photo and information credits: Sebastian Kennerknecht Photography
Sarychat-Ertash Nature Reserve, where Panthera's snow leopard team is doing their research, was established in 1995. Due to the active patrolling by anti-poaching rangers, the Reserve boasts a healthy population of snow leopards. A genetic study conducted in 2009 in the Reserve showed a minimum of 18 snow leopards in a 1,341 km2 area (Jumabay et al., 2013), whereas results from systematic camera trapping conducted by SLT/SLF in 2014 revealed a minimum of 15 snow leopards in the same area,

This is an old bruiser, a male probably around 7-8 years old. You can see that it is a male from all his scars on his face, results of him fighting with other males over territory (females are too classy for such things). This was taken via a camera trap, which was set-up on a ridge that this male liked to frequent.

This was taken on assignment for Panthera, photographing their Snow Leopard project in Kyrgyzstan, led by principal investigator Shannon Kachel. Shannon's work in the Tian Shan Mountains is the first telemetry research on Snow Leopards in Kyrgyzstan, giving him insight into snow leopard ecology and their role in the ecosystem. If you want to support his work and Panthera's in general, please check out their page and give them a like (and donate if you can)!
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Snow Leopards are currently classified as endangered. Their global wild population is estimated to be between 4,500 and 10,000 (though new methods are determining that their numbers are probably higher). The important thing to note is that their population is decreasing.

Their main threat is the illegal wildlife trade, for which they are captured and killed. Their magnificent fur is used for coats and hats. Their bones are used as a substitute to tiger bones in traditional Asian medicine, believed to cure joint and back pain. Cubs are captured illegally and are sold to public and private zoos.

Panthera's conservation activities include conducting surveys, assessing threats, securing habitat, mitigating human-wildlife conflict by collaborating with local communities, and helping governments establish and implement National Snow Leopard Action Plans. They are fighting for the survival of snow leopards. If you have a chance, check out the Panthera page and donate if you can.

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Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Sully - 12-09-2015, 11:51 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Sully - 12-10-2015, 01:00 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Sully - 12-11-2015, 12:10 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Sully - 12-11-2015, 02:08 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Sully - 12-11-2015, 02:11 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - smedz - 01-28-2019, 06:58 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Sully - 12-14-2015, 10:45 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Pckts - 12-15-2015, 12:52 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Sully - 12-15-2015, 12:59 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Pckts - 12-15-2015, 01:52 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Sully - 12-15-2015, 10:40 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Pckts - 12-15-2015, 11:08 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Sully - 12-16-2015, 01:08 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Sully - 12-16-2015, 07:02 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Tshokwane - 04-13-2016, 06:58 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Spalea - 07-01-2016, 09:30 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Tshokwane - 05-19-2016, 02:28 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Ngala - 07-01-2016, 02:27 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Ngala - 07-08-2016, 02:59 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Ngala - 08-20-2016, 03:31 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Ngala - 10-24-2016, 06:38 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Pckts - 10-24-2016, 09:21 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Sully - 10-25-2016, 06:36 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Ngala - 11-03-2016, 07:14 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - parvez - 11-03-2016, 08:49 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) - Ngala - 12-09-2016, 02:40 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Ngala - 02-28-2017, 12:53 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Ngala - 02-28-2017, 12:55 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Ngala - 03-03-2017, 02:31 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Ngala - 03-03-2017, 07:03 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Ngala - 03-24-2017, 07:23 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Ngala - 03-27-2017, 09:20 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Ngala - 05-13-2017, 03:34 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Jimmy - 06-09-2017, 07:58 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Ngala - 06-15-2017, 08:33 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - epaiva - 07-04-2017, 01:28 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Ngala - 07-22-2017, 06:22 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Ngala - 09-07-2017, 12:31 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Ngala - 09-19-2017, 10:01 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Ngala - 10-18-2017, 11:25 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - parvez - 11-11-2017, 07:42 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Ngala - 12-18-2017, 02:11 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - parvez - 01-18-2018, 12:23 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - AlexE - 02-02-2018, 10:42 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - AlexE - 03-30-2018, 06:30 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - epaiva - 03-30-2018, 06:11 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Shadow - 10-24-2018, 12:24 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - sanjay - 03-30-2018, 09:56 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Jimmy - 03-30-2018, 12:17 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 03-30-2018, 01:38 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - AlexE - 03-30-2018, 10:29 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Rishi - 03-30-2018, 11:20 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - AlexE - 04-09-2018, 12:04 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 06-13-2018, 04:35 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - epaiva - 06-27-2018, 06:55 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Jimmy - 07-05-2018, 10:52 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - AlexE - 07-17-2018, 01:40 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Jimmy - 09-14-2018, 06:50 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - epaiva - 11-11-2018, 11:31 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Shadow - 12-31-2018, 01:22 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Shadow - 01-28-2019, 08:11 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Sanju - 01-28-2019, 08:49 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Sanju - 01-28-2019, 08:40 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Sanju - 01-28-2019, 08:44 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Shadow - 01-28-2019, 09:08 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Jimmy - 01-31-2019, 11:03 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Shadow - 01-31-2019, 01:59 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Sanju - 01-28-2019, 09:16 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 01-29-2019, 12:12 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Rishi - 01-31-2019, 07:41 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Jimmy - 01-31-2019, 04:15 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Shadow - 01-31-2019, 06:35 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - nobody - 02-05-2019, 12:39 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Styx38 - 04-22-2019, 10:30 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Sanju - 04-29-2019, 01:01 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 05-01-2019, 02:46 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Sanju - 05-01-2019, 02:07 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Sully - 07-19-2019, 10:34 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 07-20-2019, 01:55 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 07-24-2019, 12:43 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 09-01-2019, 12:07 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Pckts - 09-03-2019, 10:25 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 09-07-2019, 08:33 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - epaiva - 10-21-2019, 05:55 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Rishi - 10-24-2019, 08:26 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Sully - 11-29-2019, 04:36 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 11-30-2019, 11:57 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 12-22-2019, 01:35 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 12-26-2019, 01:36 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 01-28-2020, 12:02 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Styx38 - 02-18-2020, 10:13 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Rishi - 02-19-2020, 08:36 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Sully - 02-24-2020, 09:59 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 03-03-2020, 03:00 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 03-13-2020, 04:11 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 03-17-2020, 05:24 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 03-26-2020, 11:40 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 03-27-2020, 07:22 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 04-25-2020, 03:55 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - bruin - 05-12-2020, 12:19 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Rishi - 05-15-2020, 04:01 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 05-16-2020, 01:24 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 05-16-2020, 01:28 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Sanju - 06-17-2020, 12:02 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Sanju - 06-17-2020, 05:29 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Sanju - 06-17-2020, 05:30 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Spalea - 07-28-2020, 03:26 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Sully - 12-04-2020, 04:08 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Balam - 12-09-2020, 07:22 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Styx38 - 12-25-2020, 03:46 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Styx38 - 08-15-2021, 09:29 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Styx38 - 03-05-2022, 01:16 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Styx38 - 03-06-2022, 12:30 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Twico5 - 03-16-2022, 06:08 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Twico5 - 10-18-2022, 07:00 AM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Matias - 10-19-2022, 05:56 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Matias - 10-20-2022, 07:40 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Sully - 07-24-2023, 10:30 PM
RE: Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Hello - 10-18-2023, 09:18 PM
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