"Lost" Leopard Seen in Afghanistan

A camera trap recently captured a Persian leopard in Afghanistan's central highlands, where the big cat had been thought locally extinct.

"To see such a varied array of wildlife after we have endured so much conflict gives us hope for Afghanistan's future," Mostapha Zaher, director general of Afghanistan's National Environmental Protection Agency gave a statement claiming hopeful future for Afghanistan in terms of ecology.
"Intact ecosystems represent a foundation for our country's reconstruction and development. This is also our heritage, our natural resources, our fauna and flora. It is incumbent upon all of us to conserve and protect our environment and hand it over to the next generation of the citizens of Afghanistan.", he said.

Reference: National Geographic