Protection of Leopard

Zoos worldwide call for leopard protection.AmurLeopard Conservaton Support Program Photo courtesy of the Amur Leopard Conservaton Support Program
Zoos and aquariums throughout the US and Europe have united around the Amur leopard and other endangered species in the Russian Far East. The Amur Leopard and Tiger Aliance (ALTA) has been working tirelessly for years to help stabilize and rebuild the Amur leopard population. All of this work stands to be destroyed if the Siberia-Pacific Pipeline is built according to current plans
Many of ALTA's partner organizations - such as the Zoological Society of London and Tigris - have written articles and sent letters demanding that the Siberia-Pacific Pipeline be rerouted for the sake of the leopard.
In July 2005, the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA), the EFBC Feline Conservation Center, and over 20 US zoos sent letters to President Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi asking the leaders not to support the pipeline in its current form. The following zoos have spoken out against the pipeline route:
Abilene Zoological Gardens (Texas)
Binghamton Zoo (NY)
Buffalo Zoo
Erie Zoo (Pennsylvania)*
Glen Oak Zoo (Illinois)
Henry Doorly Zoo (Omaha)*
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (Tacoma)
Salisbury Zoological Park (Maryland)
San Antonio Zoological Society
St. Louis Zoo*
Topeka Zoological Park