The snow leopard was captured on video twice in September and October on a mountain top in the park, digging holes and watching the lake quietly. The snow leopard is a Class I protected animal in China, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies it as endangered-to-vulnerable. There are between 2,000 and 3,000 snow leopards living in China, accounting for about 40% of the world’s total. “The snow leopard is known as the ‘guardian of high mountains’ by local people. “The data we’ve collected are crucial to the research on the snow leopard in the Yellow River source,” he said.

Source: The Star October 26, 2019 01:18 UTC