Overview

• Keepers say the cub ventured outside for the first time under mum Nubra’s close supervision after weeks in a secluded den.
• The cub was born to first-time parents Nubra and Yashin and is about 10 weeks old.
• After thousands of public suggestions, conservationists chose the name Bheri, a nod to a river in Nepal’s Himalayas.
• The birth forms part of the European endangered species breeding programme to maintain a healthy, genetically diverse population.
• Chester Zoo also partners with the Snow Leopard Trust and communities in Kyrgyzstan to reduce conflict and protect habitats for a wild population estimated at roughly 4,000.