Post by CMF Newsman on Feb 27, 2012 13:10:14 GMT -5
The Chattanooga Zoo's famous female snow leopard, "Renji" will soon have a new home at the Cincinnati Zoo. The 14 month old large cat is being relocated with the hopes of breeding with the Cincinnati Zoo's 10 month old male snow leopard, "Nubo."
The Chattanooga Zoo plays an important part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA's) Species Survival Plan (SSP) which manages specific, and typically threatened or endangered, species populations within AZA-accredited Zoos and Aquariums. Seven different SSP species are currently housed at the Chattanooga Zoo, including three highly endangered snow leopards.
Chattanooga Zoo President and CEO, Darde Long says that given that snow leopards are critically endangered (there are only an estimated 3,500 to 7,000 left in the wild) the Chattanooga Zoo feels honored to be able to make such a huge contribution towards the conservation of the species.
"Although we are certainly sad to see our beloved Renji go, we feel very blessed to have had her as long as we did and are very hopeful that her parents, ‘Czar' and ‘Kasimir' will have more cubs," she said.
www.wrcbtv.com/story/17026244/chattanooga-zoos-snow-leopard-cub-to-move-to-cincinnati-zoo
The Chattanooga Zoo plays an important part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA's) Species Survival Plan (SSP) which manages specific, and typically threatened or endangered, species populations within AZA-accredited Zoos and Aquariums. Seven different SSP species are currently housed at the Chattanooga Zoo, including three highly endangered snow leopards.
Chattanooga Zoo President and CEO, Darde Long says that given that snow leopards are critically endangered (there are only an estimated 3,500 to 7,000 left in the wild) the Chattanooga Zoo feels honored to be able to make such a huge contribution towards the conservation of the species.
"Although we are certainly sad to see our beloved Renji go, we feel very blessed to have had her as long as we did and are very hopeful that her parents, ‘Czar' and ‘Kasimir' will have more cubs," she said.
www.wrcbtv.com/story/17026244/chattanooga-zoos-snow-leopard-cub-to-move-to-cincinnati-zoo