Snow Leopard

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Panda The giant panda is the rarest member of the bear family and among the world's most threatened animals. Location: Southwest China - to the east of the Tibetan plateau Habitat: Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests Wild population: Less than 1,600 mature in the wild. Snow Leopard - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Snow Leopard

This incredible animal has been known to leap as far as 15 metres and can travel up to 40km in a single night.

Location: Nepal

Habitat: steep terrain, broken by cliffs, rocky outcrops and ravines. They live at high altitudes.

Wild population: As few as 4,000 are thought to remain in the wild.

Tiger

There are six living sub-species of tiger; the Amur (Siberian), Bengal (Indian), Indo-Chinese, Malayan, Sumatran and South

Location: From India to south-eastern China.

Habitat: Wide ranging - from evergreen and monsoon forests, to mixed coniferous-deciduous woodlands, and mangrove swamps

Wild population: As few as 3,200

Panda

The giant panda is the rarest member of the bear family and among the world's most threatened animals.

Location: Southwest China - to the east of the Tibetan plateau

Habitat: Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests

Wild population: Less than 1,600 mature in the wild

And there's many, many more…

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Snow Leopard

Poaching, for their bones and precious fur

Loss of their natural prey due to hunting

Loss and damage of habitat due to overgrazing of domestic livestock

Conflict with people

Tigers

Poaching for skins and body parts used in traditional Asian medicines

In some areas, climate change also puts pressure on the tiger's environment.

Habitat loss due to farming, forest clearance for the timber trade and human development

Pandas

Conversion of forests to agricultural areas Bamboo harvesting Habitat fragmentation Poaching

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