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TV presenter and nature expert Chris Packham has unveiled a spectacular pop-up habitat in Central London to mark the start of Big Cat Week on National Geographic WILD. Bringing to life a hyper-realistic animatronic leopard in its natural habitat of the Okavango Delta, the four-dimensional ‘living billboard’ features a waterfall, sculpted tree trunk, rocks and … Read more
The Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent is hosting a Spots and Stripes fundraising event live via Facebook this Friday 29th May in celebration of its 20th year. Cat-themed activities will be on offer throughout the day, with family-friendly games, quizzes, and competitions to win some amazing prizes, including overnight safari stays and Big Cat Encounters … Read more
Marwell Zoo in Hampshire has teamed up with Dorset-based Backdoorshoes to create leopard print gardening clogs which not only look good but also raise money for a great cause. Inspired by Marwell’s very own Amur leopard, Kaia, international conservation charity Marwell Wildlife, which operates Marwell Zoo, receives a donation for every pair sold of these super … Read more
Africa is perhaps the first destination one thinks of when considering where to view endangered species in the wild, whether that be on a safari drive or a jungle trek. Abbe Bates explores the opportunities. West Africa Namibia Namibia is the last place on the planet where black rhino roam freely – one of the … Read more
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Highland Wildlife Park has welcomed a littler of threatened snow leopard cubs. At just seven-weeks olds, the cubs are still being nursed by mum Animesh but have started to leave their den and explore outside. The cubs will stay by their mothers side for at least two years, until … Read more
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland has announced that two rare Amur leopard cubs have been born at Highland Wildlife Park, offering hope for the first ever reintroduction of the big cats into the wild. The park’s Amur leopard habitat is not on view to the public, with little human presence helping retain the leopards’ wild … Read more
The Big Cat Sanctuary will be holding its annual Open Day event in July to support their welfare, breeding, conservation and education programmes. Set in the heart if the Kent countryside, The Big Cat Sanctuary is home to many speciess of cat including lions, tigers, jaguars, cheetahs and snow leopards and is usually closed to the … Read more
RZSS Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland have recently completed construction work on a very large facility to help the rarest big cat in the world, the Amur leopard. The new enclosure, which covers a very large area of natural Highland habitat, has been created as part of a cold weather breeding programme designed especially for … Read more
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