Spring Wildlife: Cubs, Pups and Kittens- 2013 Photo Workshop
I recently had the incredible fortune to see and photograph
an Amur Leopard kitten. While I would
love to see these beautiful cats in the wild, it would be very difficult to
have this opportunity given the small number of cats and their
location deep in the eastern parts of Russia (please see the 'In the News' story below) . The images shown here are from a captive Amur
Leopard kitten, just 2 months old.
If you would like to see and photograph this beautiful
animal and many other wildlife, please join me for the
Spring Wildlife 2013 Photo Workshop. You can find all the details here.
Spring Wildlife 2013 Photo Workshop. You can find all the details here.
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In the News:
Hope for the World’s Rarest Cat –The Amur Leopard – to Emerge from the
Brink of Extinction
For thousands of year, the Amur leopard has lived in the
vast forests and rocky mountain slopes of eastern Russia
and northern China .
The Amur leopard is one of the rarest of cats with only ~30 animals surviving
in the wild. The many threats for its
survival include poaching, habitat loss, inbreeding, local development projects
and a lack of understanding and commitment to conservation from villages and
the government.
But as reported by the World Wildlife fund (WWF) in April,
there is hope for the survival of this beautiful cat. The victory for these cats was 10 years in
the making when the Russian Government announced the establishment of the “Land
of the Leopard National
Park
With Russia ’s
creation of the new “Land of the Leopard
National Park Russia
have been set aside which constitutes 60% of its remaining habitat. The remainder of the leopard’s habitat
crosses the border into northern China
and as of this writing is unprotected land.
The Russian park will offer varying levels of protection for the
leopards alongside with economic opportunities for the local region. There will be habitat areas with strictly
limited access, as well as areas for recreational and ecotourism access that
will provide the local community with economic opportunities.
WWF indicates that creating sustainable habitat for
endangered species is never easy in light of the pressures from local
communities for their agricultural and farming needs. But the creation of the
“Land of the Leopards” shows that with patience, the right commitment and
partnerships habitat and refuges that protect incredible wild species can still
be saved.
[Reported by WWF.org]
[Reported by WWF.org]
Amur Leopard
©M. Raeder-Photography |
Spring Wildlife: Cubs, Pups and Kittens
An amazing opportunity to photograph wildlife babies: wolf pups, fox kittens, lynx kittens, Badger pups and more!
Come face-to-face with these wonderful babies!
Date:
Optional Activities June 25-27, 2013
For further details pl click here.
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Meggi
To see more images of the Amur Leopard posted by WWF, please follow this link:
http://worldwildlife.org/media?species_id=amur-leopard
