Snow Leopard
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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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