Snow leopard

There are perhaps 6,000 snow leopards left in the wild.
The number is difficult to estimate since snow leopard terrain is rugged
and researchers must rely on indications of the animal rather than direct sightings.
Central Asia contains the largest concentration of mountains in the world.
These mountains are the home of the snow leopard,
which has been known to occur in twelve different countries:
Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia,
Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, ajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Borders between these countries are often along mountain ranges.
The same high mountain ranges are also the abode of the snow leopard.

World Wildlife Federation