Great Leopard Rescue: Saving the Amur Leopards

Reviewed by: Kathy George - Gray publlic Library, Gray, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: July 11, 2017

Review

In 2007, there were only 30 Amur leopards in the wild! Sandra Markle, nationally known education consultant and known for her internet based education program for the National Science Foundation introduces the reader to the reasons why the rarest of the big cats is so endangered. Found only in the Russian taiga(the far eastern part of Russia) this cat has been losing ground due to habitat loss, hunted as trophies and its prey hunted,diminishing its food source, and how now, on the verge of extinction, scientists from around the world have formulated a bold plan to save this amazing animal. With stunning photographs to support text written in an understandable format, Markle lays out the problem and the solution that hopefully will bring this leopard back from the verge of extinction. Pair this with Markle' other books: the Great Monkey Rescue- Saving the Golden Tamarins,and The Great Penguin Rescue -Saving the African Penquin. These books can be used in units about endangered species, climate change, and how scientists are coming together for a greater good. This is an important book and should be shared and talked about by readers everywhere.

Overall Book Score: excellent