The amur leopard is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, with a 2007 census counting only 14-20 adults and 5-6 cubs in the south-western Primorye region of Russia.

Leia, a five-year-old Amur leopard, was transported to The Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden on 15 December. She will be partnered with a three-year-old male, Luka, from the same species. A sanctuary ...