Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) Status in Uzbekistan
Mariya GritsinaInstitute of Zoology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic UzbekistanElena BykovaInstitute of Zoology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of UzbekistanMikhail PalsynAlexandr EsipovInstitute of Zoology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of UzbekistanTimur AbduraupovInstitute of Zoology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of UzbekistanValentin SoldatovInstitute of Zoology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of UzbekistanBakhtoyr AromovGissar State Nature ReserveAkbar RustamovUgam-Chatkal National ParkTolmas AromovGissar State Nature ReserveDmitriy GolovtsovChatkal State Biosphere ReserveAnna TenInstitute of Zoology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Snow Leopard Reportsjournal2026
ABI
Abstract
This contribution presents the current distribution of snow leopards in Uzbekistan’s Western Tien Shan and Western Pamir-Alay systems and summarises the proposed national IUCN Red List range map. It reviews national monitoring results, including occupancy surveys and camera trapping, to describe current understanding of population status. The chapter outlines key threats in Uzbekistan, including livestock depredation and conflict, prey decline due to illegal hunting, infrastructure development, and increasing human disturbance. It concludes with an overview of current conservation and monitoring efforts in the country.
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