Species/Snow leopard
Snow leopard
Panthera uncia
VUVulnerable
was Endangered · 2017- Range
- High mountains of Central and South Asia
- Population
- About 4,000–6,500
- Trend
- decreasing
- Last assessed
- 2016
Downlisted to Vulnerable in 2017 — a data correction as much as a recovery. The cat is still in trouble; we just counted better.
A downlisting is not a victory lap. Read the trend line.
Threats
- Retaliatory killing
- Prey loss
- Climate shifting treelines
What you can do
- Support Snow Leopard Trust
Livestock insurance so herders are not forced into trapping.