Author: Samantha Bridges

Habitat

Snow leopards prefer steep, broken terrains, ravines, and rocky outcrops

Jessica and Samantha

Resources:
http://www.snowleopard.org/catfactsclassroom/catfacts/habitatandrange
http://www.kewa.org/snow.html
http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/carnivores/leopard_snow.html
http://www.snowleopardconservancy.org/kids/text/endangered.htm
http://www.snowleopard.org/catfactsclassroom/catfacts/population

Snow Leopard
Panthera uncia

Diet

Statistics

General Info

Snow leopards are carnivores. They diet consists mostly of wild sheep and goats but also includes yaks, donkeys, pikas, marmots, hares, musk deer, birds and domestic livestock.
Snow leopards stalk or ambush their prey.

The bones, skins and organs of large cats are used in traditional Asian medicine. Poachers can receive money for dead snow leopards. Humans have pushed their livestock into the snow leopard’s habitat. The snow leopard will eat the domestic livestock to stay alive. The farmer might kill the snow leopard in retaliation.
There are about 3,500 to 7,000 wild snow leopards, and 600 to 700 in zoos.
Some organizations that are trying to help are: snow leopard conservancy, snow leopard trust and CITES.

Warm blooded.
They are about 4 to 5 ft. long the tail is about 36 in. Weigh about 60 to 120 lbs.
They are solitary creatures, they only pair up during breeding season.
They do not roar.
Active during early morning and late afternoon.
1 to 4 cubs
Cubs stay with mother through first winter.