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I was helping to clean the snow leopard enclosures the other day. There were some food scraps and feathers outside the enclosure around where Kush was sitting so I tried my best to be absolutely silent so that I did not disturb her. I managed to get right behind her without her noticing and took a few shots until she realized where I was.
This photo was taken when she first turned around. Needless to say, she was a little surprised and not really impressed.
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Snow leopards are found in mountainous central Asia, also called "the roof of the world". They are acclimated for some of the harshest terrain and climate in the world and are extremely elusive. Sadly, snow leopards are not elusive enough to escape the hand of man. They are an endangered species and there may be as few as 3,000 left in the wild with populations decreasing. Individuals are often the victims of revenge killing after taking village livestock, poaching for their bones and skin, prey depletion and habitat loss.
Please visit http://www.snowleopard.org for more information on snow leopards and how you can help.
This photo was taken when she first turned around. Needless to say, she was a little surprised and not really impressed.
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Snow leopards are found in mountainous central Asia, also called "the roof of the world". They are acclimated for some of the harshest terrain and climate in the world and are extremely elusive. Sadly, snow leopards are not elusive enough to escape the hand of man. They are an endangered species and there may be as few as 3,000 left in the wild with populations decreasing. Individuals are often the victims of revenge killing after taking village livestock, poaching for their bones and skin, prey depletion and habitat loss.
Please visit http://www.snowleopard.org for more information on snow leopards and how you can help.
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Leopard
Size 600 x 800px
File Size 585.6 kB
Traditional Chinese Medicine goes back centuries and is a difficult perception to shake. For big cats, it is generally believed that their parts give strength to heal ailments so the bones are believed to help with things like rheumatism. I tend to avoid arguments about whether these medicines work, since that is secondary to the issue that species are going extinct because of it. Many practitioners of TCM avoid these parts because they are illegal and they do not want to be involved in such activities, others actually campaign for the species that often become victims. As of right now there are plenty of alternatives and solutions will come about by working with communities to promote them.
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