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            Snow leopard may be war casualty in Afghanistan war
                                      
     Conservationists fear for the survival of Afghanistan's threatened
         snow leopard if there is renewed fighting in the country.
                                      
    The animal faces extinction with only 150 of the species left in the
                    mountainous regions of Afghanistan.
                                      
     Years of war, expanding populations and hunting have led to their
    diminishing numbers with fewer than 5,000 in 12 countries in central
                                   Asia.
                                      
    The US-based International Snow Leopard Trust is preparing a report
    about its concerns for the survival of the Afghanistan snow leopard,
                      reports [55]The Daily Telegraph.
                                      
                 Story filed: 09:48 Monday 1st October 2001