Long-endangered snow leopard upgraded to 'vulnerable' status
BANGKOK (AP) " The elusive snow leopard " long considered an endangered species " has been upgraded to "vulnerable," international conservationists said Thursday. But experts warned the new classification does not mean they are safe.The animals still face serious challenges including poaching and loss of prey in their high Himalayan habitat."The species still faces 'a high risk of extinction in the wild' and is likely still declining " just not at the rate previously thought," [...]
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