World Snow Leopard's Day: People Share Interesting Facts And Talk About Need For Conservation

October 23 is celebrated as World’s Snow Leopard Day every year to protect and conserve snow leopards and other wildlife of the Himalayas.

These are distributed across 12 countries in central Asia and are usually found in high, rugged mountain landscapes at elevations of 3,000–4,500m. Thus they are also called the ‘ghost of the mountains’.?

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Snow leopards are an endangered species. People online are celebrating the day by sharing various facts about these beautiful yet dangerous creatures.?

For example, did you know there is a place in India that's called the Snow Leopard capital of the world? It is Ladakh.?

One person tweeted, ‘On #WorldSnowleopardDay it's a reminder for our society to ensure survival of the most intriguing creature on our planet. The snow leopard's habitat is dwindling due to the growing global temperatures and receding glaciers, it's high time to get our act together and save them!’

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IFS Susanta Nanda posted about the day too, dispensing information about the same, ‘International Snow Leopard Day is observed on October 23 to raise awareness on protection of endangered snow leopards.?This started from October 23, 2013, when political leaders from 12 countries endorsed the ’Bishkek Declaration' on the conservation of snow leopards’.

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Here are some other tweets where people have posted about the ghosts of the mountain or shared their videos:?

Their sightings are so rare because they are elusive cats, which is why, whenever one is spotted, it becomes a matter of interest.?