A photo trap installed in Mount Chatkal Biosphere Reserve under the authority of the State Ecology Committee recently captured an endangered animal, the snow leopard. This was reported by the information service of the Eco committee.
The distinctive wild cat species is included in the Red Booklist of Uzbekistan and the list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature which is on the verge of extinction.
The carnivore is active in the evening and hides in caves and rocks during the day chasing ungulates up and down the mountain by seasonal migration. It gives birth once in 2 years.
The snow leopard is under state protection.
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