Campaign to save far eastern leopard launched in Amur Bay
20:03, 11 June 2009
VLADIVOSTOK. June 11. KAZINFORM A ferry operating between Vladivostok and the port of Slavyanka in the Russian Far East will now have the depiction of the far eastern leopard on its flag as part of an environmental campaign to save the vanishing species.
As a rule, the ferry carries vacationers to the sandy beaches of the Hasan district in summer time. This territory is also known as an area of habitation of the remaining species of the far eastern leopard whose hunting grounds are often located side by side with tourist camps.
The leopard symbol on the ferry should remind passengers of the need to protect these animals, a representative of the Phoenix ecological foundation told Itar-Tass.
The far eastern leopard is one of the most rare wild cats in the world, Kazinform cites Ita-Tass. See www.itar-tass.com for full version.