1. Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program RUSSIA Day 1, Tuesday, October 22, Plenary Session 1

2. RUSSIA’S POPULATION OF SNOW LEOPARDS COMPRISES JUST 1-2% OF THE TOTAL SPECIES POPULATION
RESTORATION OF SNOW LEOPARD POPULATIONS IN RUSSIA GREATLY DEPENDS ON BIG POPULATIONS OF THIS CAT IN MONGOLIA, CHINA AND KAZAKHSTAN 2

3. GLOBAL SNOW LEOPARD PROGRAM FOR RUSSIA:
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD STRONG CONSERVATION COOPERATION FOR SNOW LEOPARD IN TRANSBOUNDARY AREA OF RUSSIA, MONGOLIA, CHINA AND KAZAKHSTAN
CATALYZER FOR IMPROVEMENT OF NATIONAL CONSERVATION POLICY, MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING FOR SNOW LEOPARD AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES

4. VALUES OF SNOW LEOPARD FOR RUSSIA:
INDICATOR OF HEALTHY MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMS
SYMBOL OF SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH SIBERIA
HABITATS OF SNOW LEOPARD – HOME FOR NOMADIC PEOPLE OF ALTAI-SAYAN MOUNTAINS

5. STATUS OF SNOW LEOPARD
TOTAL NUMBER OF SNOW LEOPARDS IN RUSSIA - NO MORE THAN 70-90
POTENTIAL HABITATS – ABOUT 60,000 SQ.KM
5-6 STABLE POPULATIONS

6. THREATS FOR SNOW LEOPARD
EXISTING THREATS:
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TRAPPING AND WILDLIFE TRADE
KILLING BY HERDERS IN RETRIBUTION FOR LIVESTOCK DEPREDATION
PREY REDUCTION DUE TO ILLEGAL HUNTING
EMERGING THREAT:
HABITAT LOSS AND FRAGMENTATION DUE TO MINING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

7. NATIONAL GOALS: TEN YEARS NATIONAL GOAL:
RESTORE THE TOTAL POPULATION OF SNOW LEOPARD IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION FROM CURRENT UP TO INDIVIDUALS BY 2023
FIVE YEARS NATIONAL GOAL:
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF 6 KEY SNOW LEOPARD POPULATIONS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON 15-20% BY 2018 (FROM CURRENT TO INDIVIDUALS)

8. KEY SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION AREAS:

9. KEY ACTIONS :
STRENGTHEN REGULATIONS FOR PROTECTION OF SNOW LEOPARD, OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS
ENSURE EFFECTIVE WORK OF REGIONAL WILDLIFE PROTECTION AGENCIES
DEVELOP AN INCENTIVE SYSTEM TO ENCOURAGE HERDERS TO PROTECT SNOW LEOPARDS
DEVELOP JOINT TRANSBOUNDARY PROGRAMS FOR SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION WITH KAZAKHSTAN, MONGOLIA, AND CHINA