• The Snow Leopards call the mountains of the Himalayas home, at high altitudes (5900-18000 feet). They prefer mountain regions in the winter, moving to meadows and rocky areas during the summer months.
• Snow Leopards are extremely rare and considered endangered mostly because of the demand for their skins. Although trade in snow leopard furs is illegal, it continues. An estimated 3,000-10,000 are left in the wild, and about 370 are in captivity.
• Snow leopards have lived up to 15 years in captivity.
|