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Snow Animals Endangered. 12292016 The snow leopard is endangered. One big reason that snow leopards are endangered is because of poaching. However the major threat to this act species is poaching driven mostly by the illegal trade of animal skin and body parts. The farmers who depend upon the animals shoot the problem leopards.
For instance in China up to 240 snow leopards are poached every year while in Mongolia this is as much as 50. An expert at navigating the steep and rocky alpine regions of Central Asia the snow leopard is recognisable by its long tail and almost-white coat spotted with large black rosettes. 7302020 Tambako the Jaguar Getty Images The elusive snow leopard was listed on the IUCN Red List as endangered in 1986. 1212021 He Thought it was a Kitten Lost in the Snow But it was One of The Most Endangered Mammals in Europe He Thought it was a Kitten Lost in the Snow But it was One of The Most Endangered Mammals in. As their food falls so do the number of surviving snow leopards. Gorilla Gorilla beringei and Gorilla gorilla.
If you take a careful look at the above lists youll see a creepy pattern some or the other species of tiger or monkey is there in almost every endangered species list.
1 In 2017 its status changed to vulnerable one step below endangered. This beautiful and graceful predator is hunted for its bones skin and organs. A big problem for the snow leopard is that the animals they prey on are decreasing. Valuable in traditional Chinese and Asian medicine its body parts are coveted for this purpose. 1 In 2017 its status changed to vulnerable one step below endangered. There are up to 6000 snow leopards in the wild across 12 countries but its numbers are gradually declining with hunting and habitat loss just some of the reasons that it is endangered.