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Leopard Facts

Leopard Facts

Leopard Common Name: LeopardKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)Class: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: FelidaeGenus: Pantherinae PantheraSpecies: pardus (asian) Sub-species: According to genetic analysis, nine subspecies are recognized. These include: Panthera pardus pardus in Africa, Panthera pardus nimr in Arabia, Panthera pardus saxicolor in Southwest Asia, Panthera pardus melas in Java, Panthera pardus kotiya in Sri Lanka, Panthera pardus fusca in…

Sabre

Sabre Male Leopard 3/1/92 – 7/16/17 Rescued 7/20/95 Sabre was 3 years old when he arrived at Big Cat Rescue on 7/20/95. Though he was only supposed to be here temporarily, his former owner moved and left no forwarding address. This could have been another sad ending as most are in the exotic pet world….

Big Cat Fences

Big Cat Fences

Building Fences to Protect Big Cats The Corbett Foundation is a charitable, non-profit and non-governmental organization solely committed to the conservation of wildlife. They work towards a harmonious coexistence between human beings and wildlife across some of the most important wildlife habitats in India, namely Corbett Tiger Reserve, Kanha and Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserves, Kaziranga Tiger…

Anatolian Leopards

Anatolian Leopard Is Alive Read Big Cat Rescue’s Daily Updates on Wildcats in the Wild at Field Projects 2006 Update from the Field: THE WASHINGTON TIMES By Nicholas Birch Published August 25, 2006 ISTANBUL — When Ahmet Caliskan shot a 143-pound leopard that had attacked his neighbor in the western Turkish village of Bagozu in…

Saving Leopards

Saving the Leopard in the Wild Big Cat Rescue was recently contacted by the Sr. Program Officer of World Wildlife Fund’s Asian Species Conservation Program asking for assistance with a major initiative in tiger conservation. In mid-December, WWF will begin their 5-month program “Tiger Conservation in the Cambodian Eastern Plains.” This 4.5 million acre area…

Adonnis Leopard

Adonnis Leopard

Adonnis Leopard 3/1/90-1/13/2010 Male Leopard Adonnis came to Big Cat Rescue on 5/27/95 from Oklahoma, along with Venus and Bagheera. He was a pet leopard that had been declawed.  His owners then moved and didn’t have room for him in their new location.  This is just one of so many reasons that leopards don’t make…