For the herders, who are often economically disadvantaged, such losses are catastrophic. As if that were not enough, the snow leopard also faces threats that could destroy the mountain ecosystem it relies on, such as. Temperatures are on the rise across the mountains of Central Asia. The Tibetan plateau, home to more than half of the remaining snow leopards, has already gotten 3 degrees warmer in the last 20 years. Thanks to thousands of supporters across the world, the Snow Leopard Trust's international research team is studying this endangered cat and its behaviors and needs in five key range countries.
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Our stories News Blogs. Adopt Koala Turtle Tree International species. Adopt Donate. And climate change is now putting the future of their mountain home at even greater risk. Poaching: Snow leopards have long been killed for their beautiful fur, but their bones and other body parts are also used in Traditional Asian Medicine.
And the illegal trade in snow leopard parts appears to be increasing. Conflict with communities: Herders sometimes kill snow leopards in retaliation for attacking their livestock. Shrinking home: Snow leopards need vast areas to thrive, but expanding human and livestock populations are rapidly encroaching on their habitat. New roads and mines are also fragmenting their remaining range. Changing climate: All these threats will be exacerbated by the impact of climate change on the fragile mountain environment - putting the future of snow leopards at even greater risk.
It will also endanger the livelihoods of local communities and the tens of millions of people living downstream of these major watersheds. What WWF is doing WWF has been working for many years to conserve the snow leopard by supporting a range of projects across Central Asia to reduce conflict between leopards and people, boost rural development, and control the illegal wildlife trade. And supported camera traps and collaring to learn more about this elusive species. Under this strategy, WWF will work in 14 priority snow leopard landscapes.
The organization will focus on reducing poaching and stopping the trafficking of snow leopards and reducing demand for their parts through TRAFFIC. It will also work to scale up successful community-based approaches to reduce human-leopard conflict, while helping to mitigate the threats of climate change. How you can help. Click on the button to share this information with others via email or your favourite social networking service.
Did you know? Some big cats poaching occurs so that their bones, skin, and other body parts can be used in traditional Chinese medicine practices, reports WWF China. Typically, tigers are the most popular animal for this trade, but snow leopards are used as well. Snow leopards typically hunt wild mountain sheep and wild goats that are also hunted by members of local communities.
In some cases, it also forces them to hunt livestock for food. When snow leopards kill livestock like goats, sheep, and horses, the losses for farmers can be catastrophic, points out the Snow Leopard Trust.
These farmers sometimes retaliate by killing the big cats. Like so many creatures on our planet, snow leopards are feeling the impact of climate change. More than half of the world's remaining snow leopards are threatened by climate change, with their habitat expected to be three degrees warmer by Warming affects everything from water to vegetation to the animals in the ecosystem. A study by the WWF published in Biological Conservation used computer modeling and tracking data to assess how various climate change scenarios could impact the snow leopard's habitat in the Himalayan Mountains.
Researchers concluded that nearly one-third of the animal's habitat in the area could be lost due to a change in the treeline, but enough habitat could be maintained if the area was managed well. Many animal conservation groups are working to preserve the snow leopard. They offer insurance plans to cover livestock deaths in order to dissuade farmers from killing the big cats in retaliation.
Similarly, the group works with Mongolian goat-herders to raise awareness about snow leopards and stop retaliatory killings. The group sponsors research and conservation programs and works with community members, governments, and businesses on how to implement those programs to protect the big cats and their habitats.
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