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One snow leopard a year lost to poaching [1]

At least one snow leopard has been killed by poachers every year since the enactment in 1995 of the forest, nature and conservation Act, which prohibits the killing of endangered wild animals in the country.

Publication Date: 
14/06/2009
Kuensel (Bhutan) [2]
Tags:
Snow Leopard [3], Poaching [4], WWF [5], Bhutan [6]
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