Escaped Leopard Described As Critically Endangered
When an Amur Leopard named Zeya got out of its enclosure at Hogle Zoo, staff faced a series of difficult decisions but one thing was clear. If the leopard posed an immediate threat to people, "lethal force would have been used," said Nancy Carpenter, a senior veterinarian at the zoo. Killing even one of the rare leopards would be a major blow to worldwide conservation efforts.