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and benefits associated with their establishment and should be designed in co-operation
with all relevant stakeholders.
Minimizing “non-targeted” killings of Snow Leopards
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Non-selective trapping methods
The use of non-selective trapping and poisoning methods used in some Snow Leopard
range States should be considered, with a view to minimizing the risk of trapping the
“wrong” animal.
Raising awareness of the threats to Snow Leopards
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Local communities
Local governments, NGOs and other organizations working with local communities
should develop education and awareness-raising programmes for local communities
living in, or close to, Snow Leopard habitats. These information programmes should be
developed in close co-operation with local stakeholders and be tailor-made for the specific
information needs and cultural background of each stakeholder group involved, as well as
paying regard to concerns that may exist at local level, for example, with respect to Snow
Leopard predation of domestic livestock, over-grazing or herding and guarding practices.
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Potential consumers
Governments, NGOs, resource managers and other stakeholders, such as travel
agencies, should co-operate to develop awareness-raising and education materials to
inform potential consumers about the conservation status of Snow Leopards, the
threats faced by the species and relevant legislation for their protection. Targeted
information, such as “buyer-beware” brochures, leaflets, posters and web-based
information should be provided to potential consumers of Snow Leopards products,
including tourists, sport hunters, business travellers, military personnel and international
aid personnel working in Snow Leopard range States. Information should be made
available through the general media, specialized magazines and the internet. Co-operation
from bodies as a whole should be sought, for example from the armed forces and those
engaged in the legal fur trade.
Governments in range States
Education programmes aimed at increasing public awareness of the problems
besetting Snow Leopard conservation, including conflicts with herders, poaching,
and illegal trade involving government officials, especially those responsible for law
enforcement in Snow Leopard range States, should be initiated. In addition,
governments are urged to strengthen co-operation with local wildlife managers and
community stakeholders, to find ways to increase the capacity of authorities responsible
for managing wildlife, to implement and enforce the relevant wildlife conservation laws,
and improve co-operation with governmental and non-governmental institutions at
regional and international level.
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