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Flying Turkmen Leopards to Bring Species Back to Caucasus


Animals  (tags: animals, leopards, reintroduction, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 86 days ago - panda.org
Two leopards from Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan are recovering after a long flight and car ride to their new homes in a Russian national park, as part of efforts to reintroduce the species into the Caucasus region.
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marilyn s. (116)
Monday September 28, 2009, 4:19 am
Great Article!!!

WOW, I hate long flights I can just imanage what these special creatures must of went through even being under a drug.

Hope this works out for them and they can make a go of it.

Thanks Cher...if you can please keep us updated on this one.
 
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