Only 4000 left, snow leopards need our help. Let's unite to end illegal poaching & trafficking , Lets protect Big Cat - Snow Leopard Day
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Only 4000 left, snow leopards need our help. Let's unite to end illegal poaching & trafficking , Lets protect Big Cat - Snow Leopard Day
By Jaya Khare
It is swift, gentle, fast and broad, and can scare one to live. This sturdy and beautiful dangerous animal is in danger itself. One of the creations of mother nature Big Cat is near to extinct. The member form the big cat family found in the central and South Asian mountains is close to extinct. Now labelled 'vulnerable' on the Red list of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with an estimated population of between 4000 to 7500.
Image from Snow Leopard Trust
The United Nations taking charge of the safety of the Snow Leopard has embarking 23rd October as the Snow Leopard Day.Snow Leopard on the brink of extinction while posing environmental, economic development and security risks. To reverse the trend the United Nations Key opinion leaders are working to raise awareness, enact and enforce stronger laws and step to protect the diminishing animals by providing support to local communities efforts to stop the illegal trade in wildlife.
Image from Snow Leopard Trust
From Russia to Pakistan in the north and the east of Nepal along the most fabulous mountain ranges (Himalayas) of the planet, to the Karakoram, Hindukush, Pamir, Altais, Tien Shan almost to the limit of two and three million square kilometers in the area is the home to the Snow Leopards. The rare species left to scarce in number. To mark them safe from the clutter of poachers and to provide the non-infiltrated environment the UN has declared 23rd October as Snow Leopard day.
This year embarks as the first year of Snow Leopard Day; The Snow Leopard species is facing various threats, including poaching & Climate Change. But there are reasons for hope says UN. Regulating the world's wildlife trade since 1975 CITES (convention on international trade in endangered species of wildlife fauna and flora ) has marked under Strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade in Central Asia - International Snow Leopard Day. In press release CITES states: Cat lovers across the world will celebrate International Snow Leopard Day on October 23rd. With range countries and the conservation community more committed than ever to saving this endangered cat, there is the reason for hope. At the same time, shrinking habitats and prey numbers, as well as poaching, continue to threaten the remaining snow leopards.
With only 4000 left, snow leopards need our help. Let's unite to end illegal poaching & trafficking: https://t.co/bCHUiOoSLj #SnowLeopardDay pic.twitter.com/BjfcL6Uqq4
— United Nations (@UN) October 23, 2017
In the last few years, the international community has made more significant steps to saving the snow leopard than ever before. It is crucial that those efforts be intensified in the coming decade, as the cat’s fate may indeed be decided by our generation.
Over the coming years, the range countries, international conservation organizations and public as well as private funding institutions will work together to ensure that these landscapes can indeed be a safe haven for the endangered cat. To coordinate the efforts mapped out in the GSLEP, a working secretariat has been established in Bishkek.- Window To NewsThe magnificent #SnowLeopard is protected at highest level by CITES since 1975. All range states are Party to CITES #SnowLeopardDay #BigCats pic.twitter.com/2fGh4kOjzc
— CITES (@CITES) October 23, 2017
