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Article: On a mission to spot Siberian leopards; Gutsy librarian prepares for Asian conservation challenge.(News)
- Article from:
- The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- August 4, 2003
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Byline: GEMMA MURRAY
INTREPID explorer Katharine Kinney says she will be in more danger from forest ticks than ferocious snow leopards as she heads off to the mountains of the Altai Republic.
The 43-year-old Queen's librarian says she cannot wait to get behind the wheel of a Land-Rover in Central Asia in a bid to save some of the world's most endangered species.
"It will be a long way from my normal routine because there isn't much call for long-Johns and parkas in the ...