Mongolian President Kh. Battulga will participate in the conference entitled ‘International Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Forum’ that will take place in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek late this August. The conference will gather together representatives from 12 countries including Mongolia India, Pakistan, China, Nepal, and Bhutan. Ahead of an international conference on the snow leopard, several conservation organizations, including the Snow Leopard Trust and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), have launched a joint online campaign to save the big cat. Wildlife conservationists across the world launched the #SaveSnowLeopards online petition a week ago, urging leaders from the 12 countries, which fall under the snow leopard’s habitat range, to take immediate action to save the cat. Among their demands is a strategy to tackle poaching and illegal trade of snow leopards and ensuring that development projects, especially in rural areas, are sustainable, while not encroaching upon wildlife habit...
