Amur Leopard
Oct 19, 2018 18:52:39 #
a rare cat at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. In the new Asian Highlands Exhibit.
Oct 19, 2018 19:01:17 #
Oct 19, 2018 19:15:52 #
Oct 19, 2018 19:28:34 #
A beautiful creature. A shame it's stuck in captivity. I suppose it's better than being poached for its skin.
Oct 19, 2018 19:29:35 #
Oct 19, 2018 19:30:01 #
photophile wrote:
a rare cat at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. In the new Asian Highlands Exhibit.
Very nice, Karin, beautiful Leopard
Oct 19, 2018 19:48:22 #
Oct 19, 2018 20:04:57 #
Very nice photographs - - I've subscribed to their newsletter - - thanks...
I navigated to their website, wondering about a conservation effort or breeding programs and read that:
One of Asian Highlands’ residents, the Amur leopard, is the most endangered big cat species on Earth with fewer than 100 animals estimated to remain in the wild.
https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/news-press/2018/june-2018/cleveland-metroparks-zoo-celebrates-opening-of-asi
They are quite definite about their conservation work worldwide and, judging by some of the zoo photos of baby animals (rhino calf, etc etc), they must do some endangered species breeding - - they don't make any specific statements about this, and searching archived posts takes quite a bit of time because their "hits" are generalized.
I navigated to their website, wondering about a conservation effort or breeding programs and read that:
One of Asian Highlands’ residents, the Amur leopard, is the most endangered big cat species on Earth with fewer than 100 animals estimated to remain in the wild.
https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/news-press/2018/june-2018/cleveland-metroparks-zoo-celebrates-opening-of-asi
They are quite definite about their conservation work worldwide and, judging by some of the zoo photos of baby animals (rhino calf, etc etc), they must do some endangered species breeding - - they don't make any specific statements about this, and searching archived posts takes quite a bit of time because their "hits" are generalized.
Oct 20, 2018 03:09:51 #
Oct 20, 2018 03:17:26 #
Oct 20, 2018 07:37:40 #
photophile wrote:
a rare cat at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. In the new Asian Highlands Exhibit.
Karin, excellent set.
Greg
Oct 20, 2018 08:41:18 #
Oct 20, 2018 08:44:03 #
Oct 20, 2018 08:45:22 #
imagemeister wrote:
A gorgeous animal Karin - I bet you will be visiting often ! 8-)
Thanks imagemeister, yes, big cats are my favorite animals.
Oct 20, 2018 08:47:25 #
Treepusher wrote:
A beautiful creature. A shame it's stuck in captivity. I suppose it's better than being poached for its skin.
Yes, this zoo supports endangered animals, they recently had snow leopard cubs. This zoo belongs to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
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