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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Hannah Lynch in Duhok

Rare Persian leopard held in Kurdistan zoo faces uncertain future

A member of the veterinary team tends to the leopard at a zoo in Duhok, Iraq.
A member of the veterinary team tends to the leopard at a zoo in Duhok, Iraq. Photograph: Khalid Al-Mousily/Reuters

A rare Persian leopard being temporarily held in an Iraqi zoo faces an uncertain future, wildlife specialists fear.

Six weeks ago the male leopard was caught in a trap set by a villager who had recently lost dozens of goats in the mountainous Batifa area of northern Duhok province, in the autonomous Kurdistan region, and had to have its right hind leg amputated.

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