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Postcard from Kabul Giulia Santi and Eleonora Capelli

Postcard from Kabul Giulia Santi and Eleonora Capelli. The snow leopard. The snow leopard lives in a valley high in the Wakhan Mountains of Afghanistan It has got snowy fur with black, half-moon markings and white goatee. It is a solitary and elusive creature. What ’s happen to him ?.

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Postcard from Kabul Giulia Santi and Eleonora Capelli

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  1. Postcardfrom Kabul Giulia Santi and Eleonora Capelli Capelli Eleonora e Santi Giulia Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C

  2. Capelli Eleonora e Santi Giulia Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C

  3. Capelli Eleonora e Santi Giulia Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C

  4. The snowleopard • The snowleopardlivesin a valley high in the Wakhan Mountains of Afghanistan • It has got snowy fur with black, half-moon markings and white goatee. It is a solitary and elusive creature Capelli Eleonora e Santi Giulia Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C

  5. What’s happentohim? • The leopard was snarling and furious at being caught. The hunter tied the leopard's legs and muzzle and threw it in the back of a truck Capelli Eleonora e Santi Giulia Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C

  6. Whowantsto help the snowleopard? • NATO forces, the U.S. ambassador in Kabul, a royal prince and Afghan President Hamid Karzai because the feline was to become the object of a four-day rescue operation Capelli Eleonora e Santi Giulia Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C

  7. What do people offer for the feline? • They thought to get a better price for their cat than $50,000 and began to shop around. Somebody on the Internet was supposedly offering $2 million Capelli Eleonora e Santi Giulia Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C

  8. Whonursed the snowleopard? • The leopard was confiscated from the hunters, and Richard Fite was dispatched to tend it. Fite was more accustomed to dealing with farm animals, and to encounter a snow leopard was a marvel Capelli Eleonora e Santi Giulia Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C

  9. The examination • Fite examined the leopard. The feline growled but remained subdued. When he looked into the eyes of the animal, he could tell it was ailing because he had a mental stress Capelli Eleonora e Santi Giulia Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C

  10. The last dayofsnowleopard • Over the next three days, Fite tended to the leopard. Then a decision was made to fly the leopard back to the Wakhan. After what seemed like a day of improved health the snow leopard died on March 2 Capelli Eleonora e Santi Giulia Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C

  11. Bibliography • http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1972402,00.html (last access 05-2010) • www.time.com (last access 05-2010) • Postcard from Kabul, Tim Mcgirk, TIME, 5 April 2010 • Animals under siege, T. Boucher, Time, April 13, 2009 Capelli Eleonora e Santi Giulia Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C

  12. Liceo scientifico A. Oriani Ravenna School year: 2009-2010 Interdisciplinary project: Man and the environment-Climate changes and endangered species Subjects involved: English, I.T. Teachers involved: Prof.ssa Siboni Class: 1°C P.N.I. Students involved: Capelli Eleonora and Santi Giulia Capelli Eleonora e Santi Giulia Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani 1°C

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