Conservationists call leopards the world’s most persecuted big cat. Demand for the costly pelts worn in Christian-Zulu rituals like this one performed near Durban, South Africa, drives poaching.
Several species, including Javan rhinos and Amur leopards, face critical endangerment due to habitat loss and poaching, despite some conservation successes. With only around 75 individuals left ...
digitalART, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Despite their elusive nature, Amur leopards face a multitude of threats. Habitat loss through deforestation for logging and agricultural expansion is a ...
digitalART, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Despite their elusive nature, Amur leopards face a multitude of threats. Habitat loss through deforestation for logging and agricultural expansion is a ...
DHENKANAL: A five-year-old male leopard, trapped in a snare laid by poachers at Asanbahal forest in Mahabirod range was rescued by forest officials on Thursday. The animal, which had no injury ...