When Snow Leopards are cubs, they are often killed by the steep mountains and with the cubs dying there population decreases over time, when it is also said that there is a large amount of hunters in there environment. These hunters are known as Poachers, in such high altitudes it can become difficult for them to get away from these poachers with out slipping and sliding down the mountains. The mountains can also sometimes make it difficult for the snow leopard to find and hunt there prey.