What are the main threats to the snow leopard?

Its main prey species—wild sheep and goat—are also threatened by illegal or unsustainable hunting in many parts of the snow leopard range. If their populations decline, so do the snow leopard’s. read more

Confiscated snow leopard skin (photo: SLC/WWF-Russia/Arkhar) Snow leopards suffer from low natural density, large home ranges, dependence upon prey whose numbers are low or declining, and high vulnerability to poaching and other threats from humans. read more

As snow leopards get to higher elevations, the vegetation becomes more scarce, which means that the herbivores that they prey on are in limited supply as well, and the leopards are having trouble finding enough food. read more