Saturday, September 11, 2010 The snow leopards of Russia In
March of 2010 Russian scientist decided that they would install
special video cameras, otherwise known as "photo traps", to
monitor the endangered snow leopards of Siberia. These are one
of the most elusive of all the big cats. These mountain cats can
weight up to 165 pounds, their should height can come up to 60
cm, and they have the longest tail of all the big cats (their
tail helps them chase their prey up the steep mountains). The
Photo traps have a sensory device that activates as the animal
walks toward it. The Russian scientist are hoping that the photo
traps will help them identify how many of the red book
endangered species are left in the area. And this method has
been used before in Russia. Russian sceintist in the Far East
used photo traps to Monitor Russia's Far East Leopard. The
camera shots will also help scientist identify each individual
snow leopard ( each snow leopard has a unique fur pattern). Not
only will these cameras be able t