13th May 2019
An animal whose species is threatened with extinction has found a new home in Kent, it has been announced.
Qara is a two-year-old Pallas Cat who has joined The Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden in the hope of being part of a breeding programme.
A spokesperson for the Sanctuary said: “This beautiful girl was born at Zoopark Chomutov in the Czech Republic on 18 March 2017.
“The name Qara translates to “small cloud” in Tibetan and was chosen by the team here at the Sanctuary.
“She is settling in well to her new home, showing her natural crepuscular behaviours by being a lot more active at dawn and dusk, generally when there are fewer people in and around the Sanctuary.”
They added: “We are already home to a male Pallas’s cat, Jethro, who joined us from RZSS Highland Wildlife Park, Kincraig in Scotland in 2015.
“Jethro and Qara are a recommended pair, and we hope to follow this with a recommendation to breed in the not too distance future.”
With over 50 animals, The Big Cat Sanctuary is home to a host of wild cats that include Siberian tigers and snow leopards.
Pallas cat numbers are failing to increase.
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