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will create more faux furs to save even more wild
leopards.This also proves fashion can also have a
positive impact for wildlife.
$30 FOR A LEOPARD’S LIFE
If you’d like to be part of this global effort for
leopards, please donate $30 for each faux fur to
save a leopard’s life at www.napleszoo.org/give
where 100 percent of your donation will go to
this critical effort.
PHOTO CREDIT YRONE BRADLEY
made into capes called amambatha. Panthera’s Leopard Program Director, Dr. Guy PHOTO CREDIT LAILA BAHAA-EL-DIN
Balme, now estimates that 30 percent of furs worn at Shembe gatherings are Panthera’s
amambatha, compared to just 10 percent of fake furs worn only a year ago. NAPLES ZOO LECTURE
SERIES: LEOPARDS
CARTIER FOR CATS
Mark your calendar for the evening of
Earlier this year,Panthera announced a new partnership with Peace Parks Foundation, February 18 when Panthera’s Chief Operating
supported by Cartier. With funding from this iconic jeweler, the Furs for Life Project Officer Laura Maloney will join us for a special
evening presentation on how Naples Zoo and
PHOTO CREDIT LAILA BAHAA-EL-DIN Panthera are partnering for leopards. Space is
limited. RSVP today at www.napleszoo.org/
speakers. Free for Naples Zoo members. $10 for
non-members. Proceeds go toward these efforts
for leopards in Africa.
SEE LEOPARDS IN AFRICA
If seeing these majestic cats in the Serengeti
is on your bucket list, join me next August in
Tanzania. Explore your itinerary at www.
napleszoo.org/travel and safari with your Zoo!
Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens is a nonprofit
charitable organization caring for rare species both in
and outside the wild through conservation and education
programs that create a better future for both people and
wildlife. See more at www.napleszoo.org/conserve.
