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1. Where does your animal live, and what are its characteristics? Locate your animal’s habitat (Where does it live? Does it migrate?)

 It lives in the rugged mountains of central Asia, such as China and India.

Include all subspecies or varieties of your animal.

 There are no known subspecies of the snow leopard

Identify at least 10 characteristics that will give an in-depth, accurate description of your animal

 An adult snow leopard weighs between 77-121 lb Is 6-7.5 feet long from head to the tip of the tail The hair on their bellies can get up to 12 cm long. The male is 30% longer than the female The tail is 1 meter long, almost the size of it’s body The snow leopard has bigger hind legs. The leopard can jump 30 feet. Snow leopards use their long tail to balance like we stick our arms out. They use their tail for warmth when their fur is not enough. Snow leopards use their yellowish fur to camouflage from their predators.

2. Where and why is your animal endangered? Locate where it is endangered (might not be endangered in all its habitats)

 It is endangered in the mountains of central Asia.

Identify the factors, environmental and/or anthropogenic (caused by man) that cause it to be endangered?

 People illegally hunt them, their bones are used for Asian medicine, and they are captured for personal animal collections.

Provide statistics and other facts related to its endangerment

 Their habitat and prey are both dwindling.

3. Where is your animal in captivity and/or conserved? Locate at least two zoos and/or conservation centers where the animal is held.

 Woodland Park Zoo and The Toronto Zoo. Also, a close relative to the Snow Leopard, the clouded leopard, is located at Zoo Atlanta.

4. What is being done to restore your animal’s populations? Where is it being done? Locate where research is done on your animal and where efforts are underway to conserve its population (Note: It may be that this is done at the same location(s) you identified in #3)

 Some research and conservation is going on at the Toronto and Woodland Park Zoos.

Identify the experts, leaders, and/or groups guiding the conservation

 There is stuff being done in Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan to try to wipe out pochers.

Outline any research and efforts to conserve the population

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