Natural History Wanderings

EnviroLink reported

Sightings of the endangered Persian leopard in the Caucasus have been rare over the past 20 years — just three in Georgia and 10 in Armenia. But one leopard in particular has caught the attention of scientists and conservationists. Named Aren, the leopard is presumed to have traveled 240 kilometers (150 miles) through cold, mountainous terrain on only three legs. The region, which spans southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, still contains decades-old minefields left from past conflicts, and it’s believed this is how Aren lost the use of one leg.

Read on www.envirolink.org/2026/10/28/three-legged-persian-leopards-150-mile-trek-highlights-survival-in-minefield-scarred-caucasus/