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With only around 30 left in the wild and around 100 left in captivity, the Amur leopard is the rarest big cat on our planet. Even at this critical level, there is still hope. In conjunction John Lewis of Wildlife Vets International we are working on a breeding programme that will ultimately lead to reintroducing Amur leopards into the wild.
Although I love visiting zoos and strongly feel they serve a great purpose of preservation and education, it still saddens me a little to see these beautiful animals in captivity.
This Amur leopard was in Marwell Zoo. He's beautiful. There was a young cub in the enclosure as well, but nestled up in the rocks and bushes, I didn't get a good shot. Luckily, this one came right up to the glass. He was a natural poser.
Taken at the Wildlife Heritage Foundation in Smarden, Near Ashford in Kent during a Big Cat Experience Photoshoot in March 2012
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Incredible Video of Mother Wildebeest Defending Her Young from this Hungry Leopard in Masai Mara, Kicheche, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQFzWoe8Ajo&t=10s
A leopard in captivity at Zelda’s Guest Farm, our campsite at Gobabis.
The most secretive and elusive of the large carnivores, the leopard is also the shrewdest. Pound for pound, it is the strongest climber of the large cats and capable of killing prey larger than itself. The dark, irregular circles of its coat is called "rosettes."