Calgary Zoo welcomes male snow leopard as part of breeding program

The Calgary Zoo/Wilder Institute has introduced a male to its snow leopard habitat in the hopes he'll hit it off with the current resident and the pair will produce cubs. Tadashi, who is 1.5 years old, recently arrived from Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, N.Y. and has been placed in the main enclosure with Leika, the female snow leopard. The move was made as part of the AZA Species Survival Plan's breeding recommendation. Snow leopards, which are native to mountainous regions of Asia, are classifi