SOS: Snow Leopard (SOS)

This exciting series looks at the problems facing the worlds endangered animals. Through her lively text, conservationist Jill Bailey describes why the animals are threatened and outlines the efforts being made to ensure their survival. Each story is told from the viewpoints of three people who, in very different ways, control the animals' fate. SAVE THE SNOW LEOPARD is the story of the rare and elusive snow leopard and its life in the Himalayan Mountains. Karma is a sherpa and a skilled hunter. Through him we learn the secrets of the mountains and of the day-to-day life of the people who live there. Cameron is a researcher studying snow leopards. He tracks and records their movements. By trying to stop the people from hunting leopards he comes into conflict with a tradition that goes back hundreds of years. Tom and Barbara are wildlife film makers trying to document'the life of the snow leopard. After filming in the mountains they visit a zoo to record the birth of leopard cubs. Titles in this series: SAVE THE TIGERPOLAR BEAR RESCUEGORILLA RESCUEOPERATION ELEPHANTPROJECT PANDASAVE THE SNOW LEOPARD MISSION RHINOPROJECT WHALE