Amur Leopard
By: Kaitlyn R
The second most endangered animal in the world is the Amur leopard. The Amur leopard is one of the ten living subspecies in the world. These leopards have a light coat with dark rosettes which can cause it to be more destinctive. Also they live in harsh cold climates in temperate forests of Far Eastern Russia. The leopard can withstand both warm and cold temperatures. Amur leopards are carnivores so they eat things like hare, deer, mice, moose, and mountain goats.
The Amur leopards population has decreased greatly because of habitat destruction. There habitat has been lost from logging, forest fires, and agricultural land projects. Also the leopards prey has decreased greatly. Humans are another major cause of the leopards population decrease. Poaching is a big thing that humans do to the leopards even though its illegal. Within the past forty years poaching has increased because the leopards are easier to find. Lastly, disease can wipe out all the remaining Amur leopards in the world. Today, there are only around 30-40 Amur leopards left in the world.
There are a lot of people around the world trying to help save the Amur leopard. Also there are a lot of things being done to help save them like fundraisers. The World Wildlife Fund is raising money for leopards by letting people adopt them for the money. Also there is a fundraiser going on that if you buy an Amur leopard t-shirt all the proceeds will go to the conservation of Amur leopards and there habitat in hope of saving the leopards and fixing there habitat. All these things are greatly helping to save the Amur leopard from extinction.
Sources
http://www.arkive.org/amur-leopard/panthera-pardus-orientalis/
http://animalstime.com/amur-leopard-facts-amur-leopard-diet-habitat/
http://endangeredspecies.about.com/od/endangeredspeciesprofiles/p/Amur-Leopard-One-Of-The-World-S-Most-Endangered-Cats.htm
http://animalstime.com/amur-leopard-facts-amur-leopard-diet-habitat/
http://endangeredspecies.about.com/od/endangeredspeciesprofiles/p/Amur-Leopard-One-Of-The-World-S-Most-Endangered-Cats.htm