Has the chilling threat of extinction worn off at last for the long-endangered snow leopard? Not exactly - but the iconic big cats' conservation status has been improved from "endangered" to ...

The 3-year-old female snow leopard arrived in March and became a companion to the zoo's other snow leopard, Yuki. Baby red-tailed monkey Khari isn't camera shy. Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Zoo ...

A rare snow leopard cub has been born at a north Wales zoo, marking a success in the conservation of a species at risk of extinction in the wild. The cub, which has not yet been named, is the ...