SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — We first met Andy Blue when he was working at Project Wildlife rehabbing an orphaned mountain lion, but his work with animals has gone far and beyond since he retired last year.

With a trap stuck around its back leg, the rare big cat's chances of survival were diminishing with each passing day. An Iraqi Kurd who owns lions, Baland Brifkani, told Reuters that others had tried ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In the past 40 days alone, seven rare Persian ...

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq, April 21 (Reuters) - Tying a camera trap around a tree trunk on Bamo mountain in Iraq's Kurdistan region, brothers Bahez and Nabaz Farooq Ali hope to capture footage of the Persian ...

For World Environment Day 2022 on June 5, Jane Goodall and 50 other conservationists published a letter urging protection for Persian leopards and and clemency for seven scientists imprisoned for ...

Big cats have fascinated humans for centuries, inspiring myths, fear, and admiration due to their sheer power and size. These apex predators come in a surprising range of shapes and sizes, from the ...

SOCHI, Russia — The Russian resort of Sochi is best known for hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics. But now it's about to welcome a different kind of visitor — one that can break a goat's neck with a ...

Wildlife officials are concerned about the future of a rare leopard that has had its leg amputated after getting stuck in a trap. The Persian leopard, also known as a Caucasian leopard, was caught in ...

On the sandy and rocky ground of central Asia, large footprints indicate the presence of a prowling predator. The paw-shaped imprints belong to Persian leopards, a rare species facing extinction ...

Hana Raza has never seen a Persian leopard. But thanks to her, we know the big cats still roam the Zagros Mountains of Kurdistan. After four decades of war in Iraq, the species was thought to have ...

MAIKOP, June 21. /TASS/. Four Persian leopards brought up at Russia’s leopard reintroduction center in the North Caucasus, have successfully passed exams and are ready to live in the wild, the ...

The effort will be carried out in an attempt to lay foundation for new Persian leopard population in Russia after they became nearly extinct in the wild in North Caucasus MOSCOW, February 15. /TASS./ ...