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The Associated Press Published 2:35 PM EDT Aug 14, 2019 Syracuse, N.Y. – Visitors may now get a look at two rare leopard cubs at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York. Onondaga (ah-nahn-DAH’-gah) County Executive Ryan McMahon announced that the little Amur (ah-MOOR’) leopards made their public debut Wednesday. The male and female cubs gradually ventured out from private quarters into their exhibit. It’s a temporary one while the zoo works toward a new, more complex $400,000 outdoor space for the leopard family. The cubs were born June 19 to parents Tria and Rafferty. The cubs don’t yet have names. The zoo plans a vote soon. Amur leopards are considered critically endangered. They are found in far eastern Russia, where an estimated 84 remain in the wild, up from about 30 in 2012. About 250 Amur leopards live under human care. … [Read more...] about Rare Amur leopard cubs go on view at NY zoo; no names yet

News / UK and world by Press Association February 13, 2019, 8:54 am Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter A tiger has died following a fight with two others at Longleat Safari Park. Shouri, a female Amur tiger, entered an enclosure through an unlocked door where a mating pair of tigers, Red and Yana, were being kept. A fight broke out and Shouri was killed. It follows the death of 10-year-old female Sumatran tiger Melati at London Zoo last week when Asim, her intended mate brought over from Denmark, was allowed into her enclosure and attacked her. Longleat Park was not open to the public at the time of the latest incident and an investigation has been launched to establish how Shouri was able to get into the paddock, a statement said. The park said on Wednesday: “Yesterday afternoon Shouri gained access to an adjacent paddock where two other tigers, Red and Yana, were waiting to be let into the main enclosure. As a result a fight ensued between … [Read more...] about Rare Amur tiger killed in fight with two others at safari park

News / UK and world by Press Association January 19, 2019, 1:21 pm Updated: January 19, 2019, 1:45 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter Wintry conditions might be a worry for motorists, but for some at Knowsley Safari Park the falling snow has proved a novel piece of entertainment. The wildlife reserve has shared footage of the snow falling around its animals, including Amur tigers who have never experienced such weather before. The video shows tigers, deer and kiang, a species of wild ass native to Tibet, all looking at home in their snow-covered habitats. Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside is home to more than 700 animals from giraffes, rhinos and lions to baboons and bison. The 550-acre park was first opened in 1971 and recently gave its AMur tigers a new 10,000 square metre home. Sign up to our Daily newsletter More from the Evening Telegraph … [Read more...] about Watch Amur tigers experience snow for the first time at Knowsley Safari Park