Posted on 01/17/2014 10:56:23 AM PST by Anton.Rutter
A camera trap snapped the first-ever pictures of the elusive snow leopard in Uzbekistan. Even better, it caught not one, but two of the endangered cats on camera.
The new images of the cats released by conservation groups Panthera and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) confirm that there are at least two individual snow leopards in the Gissar Nature Reserve, a protected part of the Pamir Mountains that can be visited only for scientific research.
Uzbekistan, which is about the size of California, is one of 12 countries in Asia where snow leopards still roam through rugged mountainous terrain. It's estimated that only 3,500 to 7,000 of the endangered cats are left in the wild.
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Me too - was a favorite to use as a bastion because it was fun to say. One of the tongue twisters if imbibing...
“Because every house cat dreams of being a big cat”
Depending on her mood, my orange tabby is either a big kitten or a very small tiger. :)
We visited the Minot North Dakota Zoo which has a Snow Leopard. My wife was standing close to the cage and the Leopard came over and pee peed on her leg. Quite a photo memory!!!
Unfortunately, once man knows the area they are, they will be dead soon....
Like hoomin, like kitteh.
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