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Many thanks to those following Living with Leopards and other platforms (don't forget @WildTigerNews). As was posted there yesterday the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE LEOPARD is making advances and there will be an announcement in a couple of weeks.
Those of you who follow my posts (and I thank you) know that there is serious concern for the lack of understanding and support regarding leopard issues in general. This has to change for the sake of the species. The leopard, by its very secretive nature, will never have the rock star status of species like elephant, rhino or tiger but there is hope that by targeting key people (Friends of the Leopard is another upcoming development) and particularly getting children involved that the future can be brighter for the spotted cat and those living in leopard habitats. A key to this is getting young ones to really understand ecosystems, something which is sadly lost on older generations.
My own days are busy within the elements of rehabilitation (including rewilding, reintroduction), coexistence and wildlife crime so I can't always reply to messages immediately but I always get there in the end, I just ask for patience.
I thank those who care, this is an extremely challenging time for many wildlife species but for severely persecuted animals like the leopard it's that much harder. They cohabit this planet with us, they have that right and the simple fact that as one of the great ecosystem engineers, we need them...
#ScienceWillWin #JaiChituwa #WeCanCoexist
Those of you who follow my posts (and I thank you) know that there is serious concern for the lack of understanding and support regarding leopard issues in general. This has to change for the sake of the species. The leopard, by its very secretive nature, will never have the rock star status of species like elephant, rhino or tiger but there is hope that by targeting key people (Friends of the Leopard is another upcoming development) and particularly getting children involved that the future can be brighter for the spotted cat and those living in leopard habitats. A key to this is getting young ones to really understand ecosystems, something which is sadly lost on older generations.
My own days are busy within the elements of rehabilitation (including rewilding, reintroduction), coexistence and wildlife crime so I can't always reply to messages immediately but I always get there in the end, I just ask for patience.
I thank those who care, this is an extremely challenging time for many wildlife species but for severely persecuted animals like the leopard it's that much harder. They cohabit this planet with us, they have that right and the simple fact that as one of the great ecosystem engineers, we need them...
#ScienceWillWin #JaiChituwa #WeCanCoexist
