# @cgtneurope on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQKF2SfD06s
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36044748-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-23T16:00:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

October 23 marks International Snow Leopard Day, celebrating the mysterious “King of the Snow Mountains.” This first-class protected species is the world’s highest-living #feline and a key guardian of the Qinghai-#Xizang #Plateau, known as Earth’s “Third Pole.⁣
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A ceremony was held at China’s Xining Wildlife Park, featuring snow leopard–themed cultural creations, literature, art, and photography. The event invited the public to engage in #biodiversity #conservation and raise awareness of snow leopards’ fragile alpine ecosystems.⁣
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Globally, an estimated 7,000 snow leopards remain—60% of them in #China. Over the past decade, China’s #snowleopard population has doubled from 2,500 to around 5,000, with habitats expanding to 2.08 million km².⁣
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The country has built 2 national parks and 78 key habitats, protecting 40% of potential snow leopard territory, making sure these elusive big cats can roam free.#InternationalSnowLeopardDay  #wildlife  #ThirdPole

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feline, xizang, internationalsnowleopardday, biodiversity, plateau, conservation, china, snowleopard, thirdpole, wildlife

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