Positive results of such investigations were received in the course of implementation of GEF Western Tien-Shan transboundary project. However, the scientific investigations were conducted only on the area of Chatkal nature reserve within Uzbekistan and have a short-term character. Therefore it is possible to recommend the involvement of the staff of all nature reserves, covered by the range of Snow Leopard, and workers of zoological institutions to conduct monitoring of Snow Leopards in Uzbekistan on a permanent basis (development of scientific themes in strict nature reserves on study of Snow Leopard and its prey). For this it is necessary to train the personnel conducting monitoring and introduce the use of standard international methods in the practice of survey and study of Snow Leopard in the Republic. The first step in realizing these actions should be preparation and publishing of the methodological guides and training for staff of protected areas in their use (scientific workers and rangers) and experts from scientific institutions. The necessary precondition for the practical realization of such program should be the creation and support of the information network for collection and analysis of data on Snow Leopard, its prey species and habitats in Uzbekistan and its integration into existing international SLN- Snow Leopard Network.

4.8. International and regional collaboration
The experience of practical cooperation in the field of biological diversity conservation at the regional and international levels has shown that the most significant results in the area of species protection can be reached under coordinated actions. Snow Leopard is the species for which the coordinated actions and regional cooperation is most significant owing to its distribution on the territories of many states and occurrence within transboundary areas. In this connection, a special value should be given to coordination of activity at the regional level through joint conservation actions. For this purpose, it is possible to use the work of the regional initiative group “Asia-Irbis”. Snow Leopard Network (SLN), initiated by ISLT, also strengthens international cooperation and exchange of information at the global level.
Using of international conventions such as CITES and CMS it is possible to find real solutions for effective protection of Snow Leopards in the range countries. Besides that, it is necessary to develop regional cooperation – multilateral and bilateral – with neighboring countries to reinforce anti-poaching efforts and suppress the illegal trade in wild animals.