World’s Rarest Big Cat Gets A Check-up

The world’s rarest big cat is alive and well. At least one of them, that is, according to researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) who captured and released a female Far Eastern leopard in Russia last week.

The capture was made in Primorsky Krai along the Russian-Chinese border by a team of scientists from WCS and the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Biology and Soils (IBS). The team is evaluating the health and potential effects of inbreeding for this tiny population, which experts believe contains no more than 10-15 females. Other collaborators include: Wildlife Vets International, National Cancer Institute, and the Zoological Society of London.

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Tagged as: Cats, China, Far Eastern Leopards, Leopards, National Cancer Institute, Primorsky Krai, Russia, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Biology and So, WCS, Wildlife Conservation Society, Wildlife Vets International, Zoological Society of London

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