SNOW LEOPARD IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND ENDANGERED BIG CATS IN THE WORLD. SCIENTISTS ENCOUNTED NO MORE THAN 500 OF THEM ON A PLANET, MAINLY CONCENTRATED IN TIEN SHAN GORGES OF KYRGYZSTAN. GERMAN AND ENGLISH NATURE CARE ORGANISATIONS HAVE LAUNCHED NATURAL PARK PROJECT IN FRAMES OF INTERNATIONAL VENTURE "GRUPPA BARS". AT THE CENTER OF THIS PROJECT IS SPECIAL TASK FORCE "BARS". THERE ARE ONLY FOUR OF THEM. THEY HAVE SPECIAL AUTHORITIES GIVEN BY THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC. THEIR OPERATIONS, BOTH OFFICIAL AND ALMOST OFTEN UNDERCOVER THROUGHOUT KYRGHYZSTAN, INCLUDE ARRESTING SUSPECTS, AND CONFISCATING FURS.