Snow Leopards in China - Some Beautiful images.

by fulltimestudent 2 Replies latest jw friends

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  fulltimestudent

  The Chinese News Agency published these images (and a few more today) They are among the clearest I've seen of these reclusive animals.

  The explanatory caption notes:

  Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2017 shows a snow leopard at Three-river-source National Park in northwest China's Qinghai Province. China is home to between 2,000 and 2,500 snow leopards, which roam across the provincial level regions of Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan and Inner Mongolia. Both the population of snow leopards and their habitat area in China account for more than half of the global total. (Xinhua)

  They are found is some other nations in the area, but about 50% of the estimated total are in China.

  The link is: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/15/c_136897624.htm
  
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  _Morpheus

  Indeed. Its a shame the chinese have hunted them so heavily, although recent conservation efforts, while modest, are a step in the right direction

  https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newscientist.com/article/2109894-hundreds-of-endangered-wild-snow-leopards-are-killed-each-year/amp/

  one can only hope they are preserved for future generations.
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  slimboyfat

  I saw them in the highland wildlife park. Beautiful animals. I like all kinds of cats. They've got lynx too and Scottish wildcats.

  http://www.highlandwildlifepark.org.uk/animals-attractions/animals/snow-leopard/