Howletts to import male Clouded leopard:
Howletts will be importing a young male Clouded leopard from the Netherlands in the coming months, indicating Ouwehands Dierenpark’s male cub is set to be exported.
The young male will be paired with Mirri (Australian born female), with the possibility their offspring could be rewilded:
From the WCCC newsletter:
In the coming months, a young male from the Netherlands will be joining Mirri in the UK, with hopes the pair will form a new breeding partnership for the European program. Howletts has a long and successful history with the species, and this next chapter could help rejuvenate their breeding efforts.
We are also exploring future collaborations with the Aspinall Foundation (our partners in the Cheetah Rewilding Project) to assess the potential for clouded leopard rewilding — something never before achieved globally. While these cats are far more elusive and difficult to monitor than cheetahs, the idea of seeing Mirri’s future offspring return to the forests of Asia is a powerful vision.