3 thoughts on “Mongolian newspaper announces killing of 4 snow leopards to be allowed in 2011”

  1. SLT Demands Mongolia Block Its Permission for Hunting Snow Leopards

    Written by P.Shinebayar
    Friday, March 11, 2011.

    Last week, the Government issued a decision permitting foreign nationalities hunting up-to four leopards for research purposes in 2011.

    In connection with the Cabinet decision, Snow Leopard Network, a worldwide organization involved in snow leopard conservation, takes immediate action and sent a letter to Mongolian government asking them not to allow permits for hunting snow leopards.

    In its letter, Snow Leopard Network sought Mongolian government’s support for ensuring the conservation of this highly endangered species, stressing that the entire international community has been highly concerned by reports that an official license to hunt four snow leopards has just been granted in Mongolia.

    “As you are aware, the snow leopard is threatened with extinction, and is categorized as Endangered in the IUCN’s Red List. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) lists it in its SCHEDULE I, thereby prohibiting any international trade in snow leopards or its body parts” the letter reads.

    SLT noted in the letter numerous non-invasive, state of the art research techniques – for instance molecular genetics, GPS satellite collaring and camera trapping – available today which have completely taken away the need to kill individuals.

    “We therefore respectfully request you ensure that permission to kill snow leopards is blocked, as any such effort is unnecessary, further compromises the status of an already endangered species, and will needlessly bring embarrassment and discredit to Mongolia’s international image as a leader in snow leopard conservation” the letter says.

    At the Cabinet meeting last week, foreign hunters were permitted to hunt 120 wild goats, five red deers, 150 Mongolian antelopes, fourty grey wolves, fourty roe deers, twenty wild pigs and up to 400 birds. It also allowed to hunt two brown bears and up to four leopards this year.

    A survey conducted in 2009 and 2010 estimate that the country has 17,9 thousand wild sheep, 24.4 thousand mountain goats, over 10 thousand red deer, nearly 12 thousand black-tailed gazelle, 5,6 million Mongolian antelope, over 1,200 leopards and over 6 thousand saker falsons.

    http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5903&Itemid=36

  2. Snow Leopard Network requests Mongolia to cancel hunting permission
    Saturday, March 12, 2011 6:38 AM

    ULAN BATOR, Mar. 12, 2011 (Xinhua News Agency) — The Snow Leopard Network has asked the Mongolian government to cancel permission for hunting the highly endangered species, local media reported on Saturday.

    The global network, in a letter, requested that the government help ensure the conservation of the snow leopard, adding that the international community was against any Mongolian license to hunt the animal.

    The government last week allowed foreign nationals to hunt four leopards for research purpose in 2011.

    The letter said the snow leopard is facing extinction, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature categorizes it as Endangered.

    The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora also lists the snow leopard on its Schedule I, thus making illegal any international trade in the animal or its body parts, the letter said.

    There are many ways to conduct scientific research on the endangered species rather than by hunting, the letter said.

    Snow leopards live between 3,000 and 5,500 meters above sea level in the rocky mountain ranges of Central Asia. According to a survey conducted in 2009 and 2010, there are more than 1,200 leopards in Mongolia.

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    (Source: Quotemedia)

    http://www.istockanalyst.com/business/news/4964123/snow-leopard-network-requests-mongolia-to-cancel-hunting-permission

  3. Will Mongolia End Hunting of Snow Leopards?

    The Snow Leopard Network has asked the Mongolian government to cancel permission for hunting the highly endangered species, local media reported on Saturday

    The global network, in a letter, requested that the government help ensure the conservation of the snow leopard, adding that the international community was against any Mongolian license to hunt the animal

    The Mongolian government last week allowed foreign nationals to hunt four leopards for research purpose in 2011. The letter said the snow leopard is facing extinction, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature categorizes it as Endangered. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora also lists the snow leopard on its Schedule I, thus making illegal any international trade in the animal or its body parts, the letter said. There are many ways to conduct scientific research on the endangered species rather than by hunting, the letter said. Snow leopards live between 3,000 and 5,500 meters above sea level in the rocky mountain ranges of Central Asia. According to a survey conducted in 2009 and 2010, there are more than 1,200 leopards in Mongolia.

    http://www.mad-mongolia.com/news/mongolia-news/will-mongolia-end-hunting-of-snow-leopards-4589/

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