The Great Leopard Rescue
Saving the Amur Leopards
by Sandra Markle
Millbrook Press, Minneapolis, 2017. 48 pages.
Starred Review
This is an ideal elementary-level science book for kids. Lots of beautiful photographs of the striking Amur leopards, the history of these big cats, and a look at how scientists are trying to save them from extinction.
The story covers decades – Amur leopards have been endangered for a long time – but it’s also very immediate. This year – 2017 – there is a plan to ensure new leopard cubs are born on the taiga.
The plan is elaborate – the parents will be Amur leopards chosen from zoos. Two pairs of leopards will give birth in two huge pens, where they will stay for two years until the cubs are ready to hunt on their own. This is to establish a second wild population, in case any disaster should befall the remaining wild population living on the recently established Leopard Reserve.
It’s all very interesting and lavishly illustrated with photographs. Perfect for animal lovers and science lovers both.
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