Snow leopard return brings hope to Afghan regionWAKHAN, Afghanistan--In a picturesque corner of Afghanistan, a unique conservation effort has helped bring the elusive snow leopard back from the brink and given hope to one of the poorest and most isolated communities on earth. The leopards range across the snowy mountains of a dozen countries in Central and South Asia, but their numbers had declined in recent decades as hunters sought their spotted pelts and farmers killed them to protect livestock. The Wakhan corridor is nestled high in the Hindu Kush mountain range and cut off by snow for most of the year. The United Nations Development Program funds and oversees all the WCS activities in the Wakhan, and will provide US$3 million for the snow leopard project over the next two years. They've learned that snow leopards range widely.

Source: The China Post September 12, 2016 18:22 UTC