As part of the "Ecology Day" at the International Exhibition and Forum "Russia" in Moscow, an agreement was signed between the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Interregional Association "Center for the Study and Conservation of Snow The Snow leopard.

The document was signed by Alexander Shadrikov, Minister of Ecology of the Republic, and Ali Uzdenov, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Irbis Center.

The parties will cooperate in the study, conservation and restoration of the snow leopard population, as well as interact in the framework of environmental education.

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It is significant that we are signing our agreement on the days when Tatarstan celebrates the Day of the National Coat of Arms, the main symbol of which is the leopard.

Alexander Shadrikov, Minister of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Lyudmila Poplavskaya, head of the project office of the federal project "Conservation of Biological Diversity and Development of Ecotourism" of the Ecology national project, stressed the importance of the snow leopard’s participation in conservation programs.

She noted that the snow leopard is included in the list of 13 animal species that are being prioritized under the federal project for the conservation of biological diversity under the national Ecology Project.

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I hope that together we will definitely restore the snow leopard population so that this beautiful predator can live freely on the territory of the Russian Federation and other countries.

Lyudmila Poplavskaya, Head of the Project Office of the Federal project "Conservation of Biological Diversity and Development of Ecotourism" of the Ecology National Project

In turn, Ali Uzdenov thanked the leadership of the republic.

He recalled that a pre-screening of the documentary "The Master of the Altai Mountains" took place in Tatarstan in December:

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Thanks to Rustam Nurgalievich Minnikhanov, who raises the symbols and iconic things of the republic to a new level — this is the snow leopard, the snow leopard. We are very pleased that our documentary "The Master of the Altai Mountains", which we presented in Tatarstan, was so highly appreciated. During the filming, our team was once again convinced that the leopard is a magnificent, truly royal animal, the patron saint of many Turkic peoples.

In June 2022, Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting on the establishment of the Snow Leopard Biological Diversity Conservation Center in Altai.

He noted that the snow leopard is a symbol of Tatarstan, but it is also associated with the history of Altai, and the task of the regions is to preserve it. The project is at the completion stage. The center will appear in Gorny Altai, not far from the village of Ust-Muna.