A fur coat sold for over 120,000 dollars

The snow leopard was intensively hunted for its fur, which was particularly prized in Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Russia. This activity reached its peak in 1980 during the sale of a coat made from this species in Japan for an amount of 124,270 dollars. Nowadays, smuggling persists and this type of garment is still traded for around 10,000 dollars on the Kazakhstani black markets.