Snow leopard is a national first-class protected wild animal, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has declared it extremely endangered. China accounts for 40% of the world's total, with about 2,000-3,000.

Snow leopard is an important big cat carnivore and flagship species. Because it often moves near the snow line and between snows, it is named "Snow Leopard". Snow leopards are native to the mountainous areas of Central Asia, and the high-altitude mountainous areas such as Tianshan Mountain in China are the main distribution areas of snow leopards. Its fur is gray, with black spots and black rings, and its tail is long and thick, which is an excellent protective color in rocks and is known as the "snow king of hills".

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Snow leopard is at the top of the plateau ecological food chain, also known as the "barometer of high altitude ecosystem health". Snow leopard is the most representative species in the alpine plateau of Asia, and an action plan to protect snow leopard is being implemented internationally, hoping that snow leopard will be well protected, thus protecting the fauna and ecosystem of the whole alpine region.

20 18, 18, 19 Peking University, WWF, Shanshui Nature Reserve Center, Wolong National Nature Reserve Administration, Northwest Plateau Biology Institute of China Academy of Sciences and other protection organizations, scientific research units and protection agencies jointly released the report "Investigation and Protection Status of Snow Leopard in China 20 18", which shows that the global,