Rare Bornean Leopard Caught by Camera for First Time since 2010

A Bornean Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi), found only on Borneo and Indonesia's Sumatra is seen in the Deramakot Forest Reserve in Malaysia's Sabah state, November 6, 2017. (Reuters)
A Bornean Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi), found only on Borneo and Indonesia's Sumatra is seen in the Deramakot Forest Reserve in Malaysia's Sabah state, November 6, 2017. (Reuters)
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Rare Bornean Leopard Caught by Camera for First Time since 2010

A Bornean Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi), found only on Borneo and Indonesia's Sumatra is seen in the Deramakot Forest Reserve in Malaysia's Sabah state, November 6, 2017. (Reuters)
A Bornean Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi), found only on Borneo and Indonesia's Sumatra is seen in the Deramakot Forest Reserve in Malaysia's Sabah state, November 6, 2017. (Reuters)

A Bornean leopard and her two cubs were captured on camera strolling through a Malaysian forest reserve two weeks ago, a rare daytime sighting of the elusive animals in the wild.

Found only on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra, the big cat species is known to zoologists as Neofelis diardi, with just 700 estimated to live in a habitat shrunk by poaching and deforestation.

“Seeing it in daytime is nearly unheard of, and never with its young,” said Michael Gordon, who filmed the animals cross a road and walk into bush in Deramakot in Malaysia’s on Borneo, where camera traps first spotted the cats in 2010.

This animal feeds on monkeys, small deer, birds and lizards, and is the main predator on Borneo, an island shared by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.



National Wildlife Center Announces Birth of Five Arabian Sand Gazelles

Five endangered Arabian sand gazelles were born in the Buraidah Oasis. (SPA)
Five endangered Arabian sand gazelles were born in the Buraidah Oasis. (SPA)
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National Wildlife Center Announces Birth of Five Arabian Sand Gazelles

Five endangered Arabian sand gazelles were born in the Buraidah Oasis. (SPA)
Five endangered Arabian sand gazelles were born in the Buraidah Oasis. (SPA)

The Saudi National Center for Wildlife (NCW) announced the birth of five endangered Arabian sand gazelles in the Buraidah Oasis, as part of the center's breeding and resettlement programs.

This environmental achievement reflects national efforts to resettle wildlife, restore ecological balance in the Kingdom, and enhance the sustainability of its natural resources.

The NCW continues to implement its strategic plans to preserve wildlife and enrich biodiversity in the Kingdom, in line with the Saudi Green Initiative, the National Environment Strategy, and Vision 2030.