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Snow Leopards Filmed in Uzbekistan for the First Time
MOSCOW, January 16 (RIA Novosti) – Two snow leopards have been filmed at a nature reserve in Uzbekistan, the first visual evidence of the endangered cats' presence in the country, Russia’s World Wildlife Fund said Thursday.
The leopards were caught on cameras placed by scientists in Uzbekistan’s Hissar reserve to survey the area’s animal population at the end of last year.
Snow leopards are native to the mountainous regions of Central Asia, but evidence for their presence in Uzbekistan has previously been limited to footprints in the snow, feces, and remnants of their prey, the WWF statement said.
Their appearance is a positive indication for the cat’s survival, the organization said, as it shows “there is a sufficient amount of food items in the reserve.”
http://en.ria.ru/world/20140116/186590697/Snow-Leopards-Filmed-in-Uzbekistan-for-the-First-Time--.html
