International Snow Leopard Day is celebrated every year on 23 October.

International Snow Leopard Day is celebrated every year on 23 October.

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Category : Important Days Published on: October 24 2023

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  • International Snow Leopard Day is celebrated every year on 23 October to promote the conservation of snow leopard.
  • Snow leopard is the state animal of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh.
  • Snow leopards are declining in numbers due to poaching for their skins and human traffic in the higher Himalayas in recent years.
  • Snow leopards are found at an altitude of 3000 to 4500 meters in areas like Nanda Devi Biodiversity Area, Gangotri National Park, Askot Wildlife Sanctuary etc.
  • Snow leopard is also called the 'ghost of the mountains'.
  • The snow leopard is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List.
  • Celebrating this day was started with the Bishkek Declaration of the year 2013.
  • Project Snow Leopard was started by the Government of India in the year 2009.
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