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Prey species such as the Nubian ibex and the Idmi gazelle will be also reinstated.
The birth of the two female cubs brings renewed hope of reintroducing the leopard to the wild in AlUla. Photo: The Royal Commission for AlUla
The new arrivals, part of the RCA programme, are yet to be named.
There are thought to be fewer than 200 Arabian leopards left in the wild.
The breeding centre is operated by RCU, the agency regenerating a large part of north-west Saudi Arabia.
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The species will eventually be reintroduced into the wilderness in the mountains of AlUla.
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Prey species such as the Nubian ibex and the Idmi gazelle will be also reinstated.
The birth of the two female cubs brings renewed hope of reintroducing the leopard to the wild in AlUla. Photo: The Royal Commission for AlUla
The new arrivals, part of the RCA programme, are yet to be named.
There are thought to be fewer than 200 Arabian leopards left in the wild.
The breeding centre is operated by RCU, the agency regenerating a large part of north-west Saudi Arabia.
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The species will eventually be reintroduced into the wilderness in the mountains of AlUla.
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Prey species such as the Nubian ibex and the Idmi gazelle will be also reinstated.
Two endangered Arabian leopard cubs born in Saudi Arabia's AlUla
New arrivals part of a campaign to reinstate the animals into their wild habitat
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Taylor Heyman
16 August, 2022
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