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This was taken on a game driver at Camp Moremi - we were on our way back into camp and he/she was sitting in the long grass by the road.
Only 30 Snow Leopards are left in the world and 2 of them are at WHF for breeding. We were told they are rather tired and unwilling to show themselves as breedind seems to be going extremely well!! The male spent all day asleep - typical!!!
Threats to snow leopards include hunting (for trophies and the fur trade) and habitat destruction. Through the loss of their habitat, the number of the snow leopard’s prey species has decreased as a result. Because of this, snow leopards have been known to target livestock animals which then results in farmers hunting them, in order to protect their animals.
Snow leopards are protected by law and international trade in this species is banned. There are many organisations that have been involved in creating ways to help protect this species. Programs that have been put in place to protect this species include community-based conservation, research of population numbers (through using camera traps), educational programs and increasing the protection available for livestock animals.
Information sourced from Marwell Zoo.
Leopard Junior Safari.
An example of one of the sets of graphics available From The Safari Theme at Project Isabella Graphic Workshop. All images are available individually, as packs and digikits for Serif CraftArtist. All available at. www.projectisabella.com/index.php/safari-animals
Okay, a lot went on between the last picture and this one. Basically, the leopard kept stalking the Thompson's, running low in the grass, then stopping to stand up and see what they were doing. Unfortunately for the leopard, the Thompson's spotted him before he got into striking distance, so he returned to his tree,