Afghan Tragedy: Death of a Snow Leopard

Beauty Lost
Though the animal seemed to take a turn for the better, it ultimately did not survive its time in captivity. Shortly before it was set to be released back into the wild, it expired in its cage. An Afghan elder who had seen the cat in the cage wept when he saw its dead body carried out. Says another man: "God put these animals here for us to look after." Clearly, in this case, man failed.

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