Snow Leopard

• SNOW LEOPARDS HAVE EVOLVED TO LIVE IN SOME OF THE
HARSHEST CONDITIONS ON EARTH. THEIR WHITE-GRAY
COAT SPOTTED WITH LARGE BLACK ROSETTES BLENDS IN
PERFECTLY WITH THE STEEP AND ROCKY MOUNTAINS OF
CENTRAL ASIA

• THE SNOW LEOPARD’S POWERFUL BUILD ALLOWS IT TO
SCALE GREAT STEEP SLOPES WITH EASE. ITS HIND LEGS
GIVE THE SNOW LEOPARD THE ABILITY TO LEAP SIX TIMES
THE LENGTH OF ITS BODY. A LONG TAIL PROVIDES
BALANCE AND AGILITY AND ALSO WRAPS AROUND THE
RESTING SNOW LEOPARD AS PROTECTION FROM THE
COLD.

• STATUS
-VULNERABLE
POPULATION
-TOTAL ESTIMATED 4,080-6,590
SCIENTIFIC NAME
-PANTHERA UNCIA
LENGTH
-2-5 FT.
HABITATS
-COLD HIGH MOUNTAINS

WHY THEY MATTER

• SNOW LEOPARDS PLAY A KEY ROLE AS BOTH TOP
PREDATOR AND AS AN INDICATOR OF THE HEALTH
OF THEIR HIGH-ALTITUDE HABITAT. IF SNOW
LEOPARDS THRIVE, SO WILL COUNTLESS OTHER
SPECIES.

THREATS

• THE SOLE PREDATOR OF SNOW LEOPARDS? HUMANS. HUNTING,
HABITAT LOSS AND RETALIATORY KILLINGS ARE THE MAIN REASONS
THIS BIG CAT IS UNDER THREAT.

• CLIMATE CHANGE

-CLIMATE CHANGE POSES PERHAPS THE GREATEST LONG-
TERM THREAT TO SNOW LEOPARDS. IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE
CHANGE COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF UP TO 30 PERCENT
OF THE SNOW LEOPARD HABITAT IN THE HIMALAYAS ALONE.

• RETALIATORY KILLINGS

• SNOW LEOPARDS ARE OFTEN KILLED BY LOCAL FARMERS BECAUSE
THEY PREY ON LIVESTOCK SUCH AS SHEEP, GOATS, HORSES, AND
YAK CALVES. THE ANIMALS WHICH SNOW LEOPARDS WOULD
TYPICALLY HUNT—SUCH AS THE ARGALI SHEEP—ARE ALSO
HUNTED BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES. AS THEIR NATURAL PREY
BECOMES HARDER TO FIND, SNOW LEOPARDS ARE FORCED TO KILL
LIVESTOCK FOR SURVIVAL.

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION

THE SNOW LEOPARD HABITAT RANGE CONTINUES TO DECLINE FROM HUMAN
SETTLEMENT AND INCREASED USE OF GRAZING SPACE. THIS DEVELOPMENT
INCREASINGLY FRAGMENTS THE HISTORIC RANGE OF THE SPECIES.

•CONSERVING SNOW LEOPARDS,
SECURING WATER RESOURCES, AND
BENEFITING COMMUNITIES





GOOD MORNING,OUR PRINCIPAL,TEACHERS AND FRIENDS.I WILL AS A PRESIDENT WWF OF OUR
SCHOOL GIVE A SPEECH.THE TITLE OF MY SPEECH IS“A SNOW LEOPARD”.SNOW LEOPARD IS THE
ENDANGERED SPECIES.NOWADAYS,THEIR NUMBER IS DECREASING.IF THIS CONTINUE,THE SNOW
LEOPARD WILL BECOME EXTINCT ON THE EARTH AND BECOME A PIECE OF HISTORY.

DO YOU KNOW SNOW LEOPARD?DO YOU KNOW WHY SNOW LEOPARD BECOMING
ENDANGER?SO,NOW LET ME TALK ABOUT SNOW LEOPARD FOR YOU.

SNOW LEOPARD HAVE EVOLVED TO LIVE IN SOME OF THE HARSHEST CONDITIONS ON
EARTH.THEIR WHITE-GRAY COAT SPOTTED WITH LARGE BLACK ROSETTES BLENDS IN PERFECTLY
WITH THE STEEP AND ROCKY MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL ASIA.
NOT ONLY THAT,SNOW LEOPARD IS ALSO A BIG CAT CARNIVORE.YES, I THINK IT’S SO CUTE.

NEXT,THE SNOW LEOPARD IS POWERFUL BUILD ALLOWS IT TO SCALE GREAT STEEP SLOPES
WITH EASE.ITS HIND LEGS GIVE THE SNOW LEOPARD THE ABILITY TO LEAP SIX TIMES THE LENGTH
OF ITS BODY.A LONG TAIL IS PROVIDE BALANCE AND AGILITY AND ALSO WRAPS AROUND THE
RESTING SNOW LEOPARD AS PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

NOW,THEY ONLY HAVE 4080 UNTIL 6590.AS TIME GROWS,NUMBER OF SNOW LEOPARD WILL ONLY
DECREASE.SO,WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!PLEASE TRY TO PROTECT THEM!HOW DID THEY BECOME EXTINCT?THE SOLE
PREDATOR OF SNOW LEOPARD,HUMAN.HUMAN KILLING THEM AND MAKE THEIR FUR INTO CLOTHES,EAT THEIR MEAT.I FEEL
SAD BECAUSE ANIMALS ARE OUR FRIENDS AND HUMAN HAVE HURT THEM.NOT ONLY THAT,THE HABITAT FRAGMENTATION
ALSO CAUSE ENDANGERED OF SNOW LEOPARD.THE SNOW LEOPARD HABITAT RANGE.CONTINUE TO DECLINE FROM
HUMAN SETTLEMENT AND INCREASE USE OF GRAZING SPACE.

OF COURSE,THE WWF ALSO TRY IT’S BEST TO HELP THEM.LET’S SEE WHAT WWF DOES!FIRST,THEIR HELP TO INCREASED
USE OF GRAZING SPACE.THE DEVELOPMENT INCREASINGLY FRAGMENTS THE HISTORIC RANGE OF SPECIES.WWF WORK
FOCUSES ON REDUCING HUMAN-LEOPARD CONFLICT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT, STOPPING MINING IN FRAGILE SNOW LEOPARD HABITAT, AND THE CONTROL OF THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE
TRADE.

WHY SNOW LEOPARD IS MATTER?IT’S BECAUSE SNOW LEOPARDS PLAY A KEY ROLE AS BOTH TOP PREDATOR.IF
SNOW LEOPARDS THRIVE, SO WILL COUNTLESS OTHER SPECIES.SO,WE SHOULD PROTECT THEM.I HOPE WITH THESE
TIPS,YOU WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN AND HONE THE SKILLS ABOUT SNOW LEOPARD.LET US PROTECT THE SNOW
LEOPARD!PROTECT ANIMALS!