International Snow Leopard Day – October 23

International Snow Leopard Day – October 23

International Snow Leopard Day, also known as World Snow Leopard Day, is an annual observance that takes place on October 23. This day provides an opportunity to celebrate these endangered, magnificent big cats, Pantherauncia , which is also known as ounce. On 23 October 2013, a declaration for the conservation of the rarest wild cat, Snow leopard was adopted in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. All 12 snow leopard range countries adopted this resolution. The resolution emphasized the need for urgent collective action to protect and recover Snow leopard populations and their habitat.

Snow Leopard is solitary carnivore and active in dawn and dust. Snow Leopards have evalued to live is some of the harshest conditions on earth. It is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because the global population is estimated to number fewer than 10,000 mature individuals and is expected to decline about 10% by 2040. It is threatened by poaching and habitat destruction following infrastructural developments.

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