By 2050, climate models predict a 30–50% reduction in alpine zone habitat across the Himalayas, as treelines shift upward and grasslands are replaced by shrubs (Forrest et al., 2012). This forces snow leopards into higher, less prey-rich elevations and increases overlap with competing predators (e.g., wolves, lynx). Moreover, melting glaciers alter water availability, affecting wild prey populations.
Snow leopards are obligate carnivores, with wild sheep ( Ovis ammon and O. canadensis ), ibex ( Capra sibirica ), and marmots ( Marmota spp. ) constituting 70–80% of their diet (Lyngdoh et al., 2014). They exhibit low reproductive rates: females give birth to 1–5 cubs every two years, and cub mortality can exceed 40% in the first year (Johansson et al., 2021). Home range sizes vary dramatically—from 20 km² in prey-rich Nepalese valleys to over 1,500 km² in the Mongolian steppe—indicating high plasticity but also vulnerability to prey depletion. mbile.ru snow leopard
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