Now they appear to be thriving, thanks to a seven-year program and a newly declared national park. The Wakhan corridor is nestled high in the Hindu Kush mountain range and cut off by snow for most of the year. They've learned that snow leopards range widely. A snow leopard cub stares down from a poster affixed to the otherwise bare walls. The snow leopard is the national park's star attraction, even if most visitors are unlikely to see one.

Source: ABC News September 12, 2016 06:11 UTC