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Chester Zoo Shares 'Truly Historic' Moment as Adorable Snow Leopard Born - Liverpool Echo

On Tuesday June 10, 2025, Chester Zoo welcomed its first snow leopard cub, marking a historic milestone in species conservation.
Under an international breeding programme, Nubra and Yashin are paired to secure a healthy insurance population of threatened snow leopards.
Hidden cameras captured a first glimpse of the cub in its den, showing its development, monitored via CCTV system.
Dave Hall said `It’s a truly historic moment`, while highlighting Nubra’s excellent maternal instincts.
Dr Mayukh Chatterjee described the partnership with the Snow Leopard Trust and Kyrgyzstan, adding efforts to reduce human-wildlife conflict as snow leopards are classed as vulnerable with as few as 4,000 remaining in the wild.

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