The aim of the Memorandum is to conserve this carnivore and its habitats in the mountains of the Northern Tien Shan, covering four areas: the Kolsai Lakes National Park, the Almaty State Nature Reserve, the Ile-Alatau State National Park and the Chon Kemin Park of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The Memorandum was signed with the participation of the GSLEP, which brings together all 12 countries of the carnivore’s range and helps to focus the attention of the global community on the protection and recovery of the world’s rare species.
The signed Memorandum of Understanding will allow both parties to coordinate their actions. Over the next five years, the parties plan to develop and implement a series of initiatives aimed at monitoring the snow leopard, its habitat and its food base. The aim of this cooperation is to restore and maintain the population of this rare carnivore at a stable level.