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Chris Loades/ FFI
The Pamirs, known as the ‘Roof of the World’, are one of the key mountain ranges of Central Asia and are home to Tajikistan’s globally significant snow leopard population.
FFI is working to bring together local communities, hunting agencies, the state conservation sector and the military on the Tajik side of the Pamir mountain range in a programme to help conserve the regions’ biodiversity.
The project aims to secure vital snow leopard habitat and offer further hope to all the species found in the breathtaking Pamir landscape, including Marco-Polo sheep and the Barheaded (Indian) Goose.
Photo taken (through glass) at Chessington Zoo at Chessington World of Adventures theme park in the UK.
Snow Leopard at Marwell Park.
I love this cat, just wish the wouldn't put them behind glass so damd hard to get a good shot.
The Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) is a leopard subspecies native to Sri Lanka. Classified as Endangered. The Sri Lankan leopard has a tawny or rusty yellow coat with dark spots and close-set rosettes, which are smaller than in Indian leopards. The Sri Lankan leopard hunts like other leopards, silently stalking its prey until it is within striking distance where it unleashes a burst of speed to quickly pursue and pounce on its victim. The prey is usually dispatched with a single bite to the throat.
Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
We found this young male leopard near Lugmag Dam in Kruger Park just before midday. Contrary to what people believe, leopards in fact are as active during the day if not more so than lions. In hunting areas leopards are predominantly nocturnal in order to escape hunters finding them. This young male was actively stalking some impala before he turned around, clearly surprised we had found him and gave us this stare probably questioning to himself what this 3-eyed monster was (due to 3 lenses ;) )
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