International Day of the Snow Leopard
23 October 2026 — Softly over the peaks… protect me, so I don't vanish!
The International Day of the Snow Leopard is observed on 23 October and has been officially proclaimed an international day by the United Nations General Assembly. The date recalls the 2013 Bishkek Declaration, in which the countries where this big cat lives agreed to protect it together. The snow leopard inhabits the high mountains of Central and South Asia, including the Himalayas, the Altai and the Tian Shan. Its smoky-grey coat with dark rosettes makes it almost invisible among the rocks, and its long, thick tail helps it balance and keep warm when wrapped around its body. It is so shy and rarely seen that it is often called the “ghost of the mountains”. Poaching, loss of prey and climate change threaten it. On this day, educational events and campaigns highlight the need to protect fragile mountain ecosystems. Autumn brings long, clear nights in the mountains, a fitting stage for its silent walk beneath the stars.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver snow leopard made of luminous dots and thin connecting lines, like a constellation, padding silently along the sky with a long fluffy tail trailing behind in soft star-dust
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