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ISLAMABAD, Oct 23 (APP):To celebrate International Snow Leopard Day 2025, the Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) organized a series of engaging educational activities for students from various schools on Thursday.
The event featured documentary screenings, interactive learning sessions, and a quiz competition focused on snow leopard conservation and biodiversity protection.
Students participated with great enthusiasm, demonstrating their knowledge and interest in wildlife conservation.
The winners of the quiz competition were awarded gift prizes, encouraging their continued commitment to environmental awareness and protection.
The event aimed to inspire young minds to take an active role in safeguarding Pakistan’s rich natural heritage.
International Snow Leopard Day is observed every year on October 23 to raise global awareness about the conservation of snow leopards-an endangered species native to the high mountains of Central and South Asia. International Snow Leopard Day is celebrated globally on October 23 to promote awareness and cooperation in conserving snow leopards (Panthera uncia), one of the world’s most elusive and endangered big cats.
Found across 12 countries in Central and South Asia, snow leopards inhabit cold, rugged mountain ranges, including the Hindu Kush, Karakoram, and Himalayan regions of Pakistan.
In Pakistan, an estimated 200–400 snow leopards roam the high-altitude areas of Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. These “ghosts of the mountains” play a vital role in maintaining the balance of their fragile alpine ecosystems by controlling prey populations such as ibex and blue sheep.
However, the species faces multiple threats, including illegal hunting, human-wildlife conflict, habitat degradation, and the impacts of climate change.
The organizations like PMNH, WWF-Pakistan, and the Snow Leopard Foundation are working together through community-based conservation, scientific research, and education programs to ensure the long-term survival of this iconic mountain predator.