Happy International Snow Leopard Day!
The snow leopard (or snow leopard in another way) is depicted on the coat of arms of the Republic of Tatarstan and is a symbol of many regional organizations. The leopard appeared on the coat of arms of the Republic not by chance, he is one of the favorite heroes of the Bulgar plots, a defender of the people and his native land. The snow leopard is a symbol of many Asian nations. He is called the messenger of the mountains. But unfortunately, today the snow leopard has the status of a rare or endangered species in all 12 countries of its modern habitat and is protected by international organizations!
This animal still remains one of the most poorly studied feline species in the world. To date, there are only a little more than 80 individuals in Russia.
Since 2022, the Ministry of Ecology of Tatarstan has been entrusted with the most important mission – to create a Center for the conservation of biological diversity "Snow Leopard". In order to preserve this Red Book animal, on behalf of Rustam Nurgalievich Minnikhanov, the Head of Tatarstan, and with the support of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia, the construction of a scientific center began on the territory of the Altai Republic - this is one of the natural habitats of the animal. Perhaps some of us will be lucky enough to see leopards live very soon and everyone can be sure: We helped them stay in the wild!
Preserving the planet's biodiversity, taking care of the environment is all that unites us! Let the projects for the conservation of the unique snow leopard become a symbol of unity and common cause for the restoration of the population of these rare animals.
Let us recall that the snow leopard is among the 13 priority wildlife sites of the federal project "Conservation of biological diversity and development of ecological tourism" of the national project "Ecology". Within the framework of this federal project, the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation supported the initiative of the Republic of Tatarstan to create a research center "Snow Leopard". Taking into account the natural features, the construction of the Center is carried out in the Altai Republic.