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=SNOW LEOPARD BY: JANELLE GRIFFIN= ===The Snow leopard lives in the high mountains of Central Asia. They try to avoid dense forests and like to stay alone or in a group of 2 or 3. The Snow Leopard eat a normal diet of small animals like blue sheep, marmots and many other small animals. If they had to they could hunt down an animal 2 times it size. They also like to hunt around dusk and night. The snow leopard has like snow shoes with a nice white and grey coat. Their tails are normally very long to act like a blanket and also for balance when they jump and run on the tall, steep mountains. The reproduction of the snow leopard gestation period is normally around 101 days and they have 2-3 cubs that stay with them until 1 year. Some stay longer. They have cubs every other year.===



Thhe threat that is hurting this beautiful animal are poachers. They are killing these snow leopards for their beautiful coats and they also help make special medicine. Another part that is hurting them is that their food supply is running low. The amount left is around 4,080- 6,590 of these wonderful animals. To try and save the snow leopards from going extinct is that they are legally protected where they live. The snow leopard survival strategy is trying to talk to farmers that are killing the leopards. The leopards go and find livestock because it is easier than trying to hunt a wild animal. They SLSS it trying to also stop from illegally trading the skins of them.



===The wonderful groups that are trying to save these animals are The Snow Leopard Survival Strategy, Snow Leopard Trust, and many more. What we can do you to help the Snow Leopards is try and save money by selling stands or asking for people to help save them. If we raise up to $1000 dollars we will be able to help many snow leopards before they are gone forever. When we get enough money we can donate to an organization===



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