Now the big cat even has an Argentine name. 
The press service of the seaside national park "Land of the Leopard" said that Pope Francis received the honorary title of Guardian of the Leopard. Now the pontiff has a “sponsored” big cat, whom he named Martin Fierro - in honor of the literary hero from the Argentine poem by Jose Hernandez. 
Previously, this handsome man bore the silent name Leo 252M
Frankly, I smile at the thought of becoming one of the leopard’s “protectors.” Life brings so many surprises! I saw a leopard in the photo, very beautiful. Congratulations on your successful work. Please say hello to “my friend”, the leopard Leo 252M. “I suggested the name Martin Fierro, this is a mythical literary character of Argentina from our great “national poem” by the author Jose Hernandez,” the Pontiff wrote in a letter to the general director of the Far Eastern Leopards ANO Elena Gangalo 
It is noted that the Pope “got” a leopard from an area where these animals had not been seen for a long time - near the Gamow Peninsula. Before being included in the national park, this territory suffered from fires and poachers, but now, as RIAN writes, the ecosystem on the peninsula is being restored. 
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