National Geographic: How a Hunting Reserve Became a Snow Leopard Sanctuary
Kyrgyzstan's president is taking bold steps to protect a crucial Central Asian population of the cats, long seen as sacred by his citizens.
Saving Kyrgyzstan's snow leopards is a high priority for the species. In March the country's president set aside a former hunting reserve as a protected natural habitat for the animals.
For the elusive snow leopard in Kyrgyzstan, a satisfying meal consists of an ibex or an argali. As it happens, these...