The Global Snow Leopard Conservation Forum was held in Bishkek, in the Kyrgyz Republic. The annual forum declared October 23^rd to be International Snow Leopard Day.

The countries of Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan resolved to celebrate 2015 as the International Year of the Snow Leopard.

Twenty-three areas covering more than 500,000 km² of snow leopard habitat have been identified in twelve countries in Asia.

It estimated that the wild cat population is dangerously low, between 3,920 to 6,390, from the most recent estimate from the Global Snow Leopard Ecosystem Protection Program in 2013.

Marking International Snow Leopard Day, the Ministry of Environment and Green Development  expressed special thanks to the WWF Mongolia Programme Office, Snow Leopard Conservation Foundation in Mongolia, NGOs, and the Institute of Biology for their long and tireless, comprehensive activities on raising public awareness, fostering local resident involvement in snow leopard protection, conducting comprehensive studies and research, reducing the rate of poaching, and providing the public with knowledge about ecology and endangered native species.