Species/Amur leopard
Amur leopard
Panthera pardus orientalis
CRCritically Endangered
- Range
- Russian Far East and northeast China
- Population
- Around 100 adults in the wild
- Trend
- increasing
- Last assessed
- 2020
The rarest big cat. Camera traps in Land of the Leopard National Park show a slow climb from a few dozen animals — proof that a park with rangers is not a metaphor.
A subspecies can be pulled back from the cliff if habitat is fenced by law instead of by hope.
Threats
- Poaching
- Prey depletion
- Habitat fragmentation
- Inbreeding
What you can do
- Support Land of the Leopard National Park
Anti-poaching and corridor work in Primorye.