Today I visited the Woodland Park Zoo located in Seattle, WA. I had been there many times previously, and seen nearly every animal exhibit. One of the highlights of the Woodland Park Zoo is the remarkable Snow Leopard enclosure. Recently, the resident Snow Leopard, Helen, gave birth to three baby snow leopards, and this is amazing! Unfortunately, one of the babies was lost, but the two females that remain are precious ambassadors of a disappearing species. See footage and photos of Shanti and Asha alongside their mother, Helen, here: http://woodlandparkzblog.blogspot.c.....nd-scenes.html
As I watched the proud mother care for her cubs, my heart melted and I wanted to help these amazing cats. I discussed with the zoo attendant at the station about how rare these animals were. As we left the zoo today, they would not leave my thoughts. I decided I wanted to learn as much about them as I can, and do something to help them.
Snow Leopard Trust, an organization based in Seattle, WA is dedicated to helping the Snow Leopard escape extinction and working with the locals who live near Snow Leopard environments. Please consider donating to help the great white cats of Asia.
Meanwhile, I have thought about different things that I can do to help. I would like to write maybe a children's story book that doubles as a coloring book and donate the proceeds to the Snow Leopard Trust. Perhaps I will do a painting to sell on eBay and donate. I really feel that I can make a difference and use some of my time to help the Snow Leopards that I so recently have fallen in love with.
The Woodland Park Zoo website: https://www.zoo.org/
The Snow Leopard Trust website:http://www.snowleopard.org/