Snow Leopards

By Owen, Reema, Shane, and Adam

Himalayan Mountain Ecosystem

Northern
Snow Leopard Hawk
Bharli Owl

Siaga Siberian
Antelope Ibex Agali
Sheep Himalayan
Hare Ground
Squirrel Pamir
Shew

Reishi Grieg’s
Mushrooms Turnips
Habitat
Niche
Top Predator

Eats mammals

Sign of a healthy ecosystem

Factors
Abiotic:
Elevation- only certain species can live here

Mountains- protection

Cold Weather, snow- kills unfit organisms

Biotic:
Plant growth- food and diversity, fungus breaks down dead organic matter
Causes of Endangerment
- Retaliatory hunting by farmers

- Poaching

- Climate Change

- Habitat Loss, Logging

Reatalitory Hunting
Snow leopards eat livestock, as their natural prey becomes more scarce from
hunting

Local farmers kill them, protecting their livestock

Poaching
Snow leopard pelts are valuable in the illegal East Asian Black market

Estimates of 4 snow leopards are killed weekly

Habitat Loss
Human settlements in the
himalayas are growing

Grazing space is increasing

New mining leases occupy

caves and shelter for
leopards
Climate Change
Long term threat

Decreasing Snow leopard

habitat

Increasing snow leopard

density
Causes of Climate Change
- Burning of fossil fuels
- Destruction of natural carbon sinks
Solutions
We want you to…

Boycott metal sourced from the Himalayas

Be an advocate for clean energy

Build indoor barns for himalayan farmers’ livestock

Do not buy illegally sourced Snow leopard pelts

Sources
https://www.worldwildlife.org/projects/third-pole-geolab

https://www.worldwildlife.org/projects/conserving-snow-leopards-securing-water-resources-and-benefiting-communities

https://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/spring-2018/articles/fast-forward-protecting-snow-leopards-and-adapting-to-c
limate-change-in-asia-s-high-mountains

http://researchnews.plos.org/2017/02/22/hunting-in-the-himalayas-a-predation-analysis-of-snow-leopards-and-wolves/

https://www.cepf.net/our-work/biodiversity-hotspots/mountains-central-asia/species

https://www.snowleopard.org/mining-permits-in-mongolia-threaten-snow-leopard-habitat-and-local-communities/

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/snow-leopard

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0155309