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 Snow Leopards

Fact file

Population = 4000 - 6500
Scientific name = Panthera Uncia 
Length = 90-130cm
Weight = 35 - 40kg (female) 45 - 55kg (male)
Height = 80-100cm
Habitat = Cold high Mountains
Food = Meat
Conservation status = Endangered (EN)

Why Are They Endangered 

The main reason for snow leopards is humans because in the places they live in. Farmers shoot them because they pray is live stock. So farmers shoot them so they do not try and eat their animals. A lot of of the population decrease is to do with hunting because much of the coveted fur and bones is used in Chinese medicines.

 This picture show the about the Conservation status.

This is a graph from the WWF showing Population.