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The snow leopard, a Sochi Olympics symbol, is near extinction

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Russia chose the snow leopard as the mascot for the Winter Olympics in Sochi — but there are only roughly 40 of the creatures left in the wild in Russia. As a species, the snow leopard is threatened with extinction, but there have been positive signs recently that the creatures may survive.

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