Q. The Bishkek Declaration is associated with conservation and protection of which of the following species?
Answer: Snow leopard
Notes: The Bishkek Declaration is associated with the conservation of snow leopards. The declaration was endorsed by 12 countries on October 23, 2013. The declaration's goal is to ensure that snow leopards and the people who live among them thrive in healthy ecosystems.

• The declaration was initiated to formulate a long-term Global Snow Leopard Conservation Programme. The program includes:
• Conservation experts from around the world
• The international donor community
• A high-level steering committee to guide program implementation and review its progress

Snow leopards are big cats native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. Their habitat range covers 2 million km2, but there are only between 3,920 and 6,390 snow leopards left in the wild.