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You can't talk about snow leopards without talking about Helen Freeman.
Helen was an American conservationist and activist and known to be the "Jane Goodall" of snow leopards. She first worked directly with snow leopards at the Woodland Park Zoo as a volunteer, and eventually became curator of the zoo and the first female chair of the Snow Leopard Species Survival Plan, assisting in coordinating sound breeding in captivity. However, perhaps her greatest achievement was founding the International Snow Leopard Trust. Truly a unique organization, the trust helps snow leopards and their habitat through positive community engagement and links conservation with increases in standards of living in some of the poorest areas in Asia. As a result, the Snow Leopard Trust is one of the most respected organizations involved with snow leopard conservation in central Asia. Helen traveled internationally, particularly to Asia to raise awareness about snow leopards and showed persistence in service to the species despite illness, sometimes risking her life. She died in 2007 at an age of 75, though her legacy lives on in the Snow Leopard Trust and in those who help snow leopards all over the world.
"Every endangered species needs a Helen Freeman, at least one valiant person determined to turn the tide, at whatever personal cost." -Eric Dinerstein, (Tigerland and other unintended destinations)
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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.
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You can't talk about snow leopards without talking about Helen Freeman.
Helen was an American conservationist and activist and known to be the "Jane Goodall" of snow leopards. She first worked directly with snow leopards at the Woodland Park Zoo as a volunteer, and eventually became curator of the zoo and the first female chair of the Snow Leopard Species Survival Plan, assisting in coordinating sound breeding in captivity. However, perhaps her greatest achievement was founding the International Snow Leopard Trust. Truly a unique organization, the trust helps snow leopards and their habitat through positive community engagement and links conservation with increases in standards of living in some of the poorest areas in Asia. As a result, the Snow Leopard Trust is one of the most respected organizations involved with snow leopard conservation in central Asia. Helen traveled internationally, particularly to Asia to raise awareness about snow leopards and showed persistence in service to the species despite illness, sometimes risking her life. She died in 2007 at an age of 75, though her legacy lives on in the Snow Leopard Trust and in those who help snow leopards all over the world.
"Every endangered species needs a Helen Freeman, at least one valiant person determined to turn the tide, at whatever personal cost." -Eric Dinerstein, (Tigerland and other unintended destinations)
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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 800 x 565px
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