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Photo taken by Nancy Vandermey. The cats name is Svetlana. http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/index.html )

Save the Amur Leopard

Target:
conservation centers, various media groups, The Russian Government
Sponsored by: 
 The Amur Leopard, a very rare and critically endangered big cat, is on the verge of extinction!

With only a few left remaining in the wild due to logging, farming, building and poaching- this beautiful species is on a harsh road to extinction if there is not any action done immediately.

This is my second petition to try and push for more conservation efforts for these beautiful, majestic creatures. If I meet the signature goal, I could get these cats the media attention they need and deserve to have so that more people may be educated on their critical endangerment.

There are approxiamately only 30 remaining in the wild; only 5-6 of which are female. In captivity, the situation is also very serious, as interbreeding with animals of unknown heritage has affected a large percentage of the captive breeding pool. Because of this, of the 150 remaining in captivity, only 12 are purebreds.

There has been very little research done to protect the Amur Leopard and it has been virtually ignored.

There is still hope to save them. We can make similar steps that were made to save the Siberian Tiger; most importanly we need to make people aware of the situation the Amur Leopards are in and their extreme danger of extinction.

Please don't let these gorgeous creatures disappear! Something must be done!

(Photo courtesy of the EFBC-FCC. That is the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound, Feline Conservation Center.
Photo taken by Nancy Vandermey. The cat's name is Svetlana.
http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/)
 The Amur Leopard, a very rare and critically endangered big cat, is on the verge of extinction!

With only a few left remaining in the wild due to logging, farming, building and poaching- this beautiful species is on a harsh road to extinction if there is not any action done immediately.

This is my second petition to try and push for more conservation efforts for these beautiful, majestic creatures. If I meet the signature goal, I could get these cats the media attention they need and deserve to have so that more people may be educated on their critical endangerment.

There are approxiamately only 30 remaining in the wild; only 5-6 of which are female. In captivity, the situation is also very serious, as interbreeding with animals of unknown heritage has affected a large percentage of the captive breeding pool. Because of this, of the 150 remaining in captivity, only 12 are purebreds.

There has been very little research done to protect the Amur Leopard and it has been virtually ignored.

There is still hope to save them. We can make similar steps that were made to save the Siberian Tiger; most importanly we need to make people aware of the situation the Amur Leopards are in and their extreme danger of extinction.

Please don't let these gorgeous creatures disappear! Something must be done!

(Photo courtesy of the EFBC-FCC. That is the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound, Feline Conservation Center.
Photo taken by Nancy Vandermey. The cat's name is Svetlana.
http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/)
We, the signers, are desperately asking that more conservation efforts are made to save the Amur Leopards from extinction.

There is still hope to save them. We can make similar steps that were made to save the Siberian Tiger; most importantly we need to make people aware of the situation the Amur Leopards are in and their extreme danger of extinction.

Please don't let these gorgeous creatures disappear! Something must be done!

Thank you for taking the time to hear our concerns.
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We signed the "Save the Amur Leopard" petition!
# 1,512:
12:58 am PDT, Sep 7, Name not displayed, Washington
i love that your trying to save the Amur leopard and i hope you get all the signatures that you need
# 1,511:
7:32 pm PDT, Sep 6, Jeannette Devlin, United Kingdom
# 1,510:
7:31 pm PDT, Sep 6, Tatiyana Devlin, United Kingdom
# 1,509:
11:11 am PDT, Sep 6, Kelly Amburgey, Michigan
# 1,508:
7:26 am PDT, Sep 4, Michelle Imel, Colorado
# 1,507:
7:14 am PDT, Sep 2, Siobhan Casey, Ireland
Please save these beautiful creatures.
# 1,506:
7:51 am PDT, Sep 1, Brenda Piccichè, Italy
# 1,505:
11:27 am PDT, Aug 31, Cherida Hivale, India
# 1,504:
7:12 am PDT, Aug 28, Verstraete Cecile, France
# 1,503:
4:49 pm PDT, Aug 27, Jan-Willem Koster, Netherlands
# 1,502:
4:09 pm PDT, Aug 27, Lisa Blanken, Netherlands
These amazing creatures don't deserve to be extinct for the greed of humans.
# 1,501:
12:44 pm PDT, Aug 25, Hannes Nilsson, Sweden
# 1,500:
12:27 am PDT, Aug 21, Rose Griffin, New York
# 1,499:
8:13 pm PDT, Aug 20, Name not displayed, Arizona
I am only 13, and i was horrified when i heard that only 40 of these beutiful cats are left in the world. How could people be so cruel? The people who signed this petition are definatly doing the right thing. Thank you=]
# 1,498:
9:48 am PDT, Aug 18, Anand Patel, Illinois
# 1,497:
9:47 am PDT, Aug 18, Erin Maher, Illinois
# 1,496:
1:52 pm PDT, Aug 16, THE PHOENIX, California
conservation centers, various media groups, The Russian Government ARE FOUND NON COMPLIANT WITH WHAT IS KNOWN HUMANITY TOWARDS THE AMUR LEOPARD. THEREFORE, UNTIL SUCH TIME FOUND IN COMPLIANCE, CANCERS OF HARDSHIPS WITH DEVASTATION WILL SWIFTLY PLAGUE YOU AND YOURS. COMPASSION WILL BE SHOWN PROPORTIONATE TO THE COMPASSION YOU'VE ELECTED FOR THIS MAJESTIC CATS. NON NEGOTIABLE.
# 1,495:
11:14 pm PDT, Aug 14, Mason Mizell, Illinois
These animals are beautiful. Go kill your super models.
# 1,494:
9:05 pm PDT, Aug 12, Sherri Bessire, Texas
# 1,493:
3:45 pm PDT, Aug 12, Lucio Deschi, Argentina
# 1,492:
12:22 pm PDT, Aug 11, Greta Malkotzoglou, Greece
# 1,491:
8:51 am PDT, Aug 9, Name not displayed, Oregon
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8:40 am PDT, Aug 9, Name not displayed, Oregon
# 1,489:
4:59 am PDT, Aug 9, Pavla Sudrichova, Czech Republic
# 1,488:
4:39 pm PDT, Aug 8, María Ignacia Dellafiori Yañez, Chile
# 1,487:
8:10 am PDT, Aug 8, David King, United Kingdom
# 1,486:
3:58 pm PDT, Aug 7, Gina Coghlan, California
# 1,485:
11:18 pm PDT, Aug 2, Christy Oliver, North Carolina
# 1,483:
6:32 pm PDT, Jul 31, Michele Morck, New York
# 1,482:
2:31 pm PDT, Jul 31, Le Thanh Quyen, Viet Nam
# 1,481:
12:58 am PDT, Jul 29, Laird D b, United Kingdom
only monsters kill
# 1,480:
5:03 pm PDT, Jul 28, Nicole Preste, Minnesota
# 1,479:
10:16 am PDT, Jul 27, Joelle Coudriou, France
# 1,478:
10:12 am PDT, Jul 27, Alice Tolan, United Kingdom
How can things get to this state? Do something for these cats before they are resigned to the history books!
# 1,477:
9:33 pm PDT, Jul 25, Traci Rodriguez, California
# 1,476:
4:18 pm PDT, Jul 25, AUSTIN KENDALL, Florida
# 1,475:
7:48 pm PDT, Jul 24, Brenda Goddard, California
# 1,474:
6:03 pm PDT, Jul 24, Cynthia Hamilton, Georgia
# 1,473:
1:33 pm PDT, Jul 24, Paul Williams, United Kingdom
Please give this incredible animal a chance it is almost too late so we need to hasten action now !! whichever national governments are directly involved need to recognise the Amur Leopard as a symbol of national pride for the politicians and ordinary people that they may feel a relevant connection with this essential form of conservation. It is also essential that all other nations recognise what a loss to this earth it would be without the Amur Leopard living in its own natural habitat.On that basis I am urging all to support this cause and urge my own British and all other countries' government ,conservation organisations and media outlets to facilitate in any way all positive action in furthering the cause of the Amur Leopard and its viable survival in its own natural habitat. Humanity should heed well and understand the mechanisms of extinction and with that knowledge would do well to avoid those perils at all costs. from Polite Paul and the Uno Mundo Family
# 1,472:
5:34 am PDT, Jul 24, Emily Mould, California
# 1,471:
9:52 pm PDT, Jul 23, Kimberly Spencer, California
please don't let the leopards go extinct!
# 1,470:
8:46 pm PDT, Jul 23, Taraneh Sodoma, Washington
# 1,469:
5:51 pm PDT, Jul 23, Michelle Malchow, New York
# 1,468:
5:22 pm PDT, Jul 23, Miranda Rondeau, California
# 1,467:
11:40 am PDT, Jul 22, Yvette Monnet, France
# 1,466:
9:37 pm PDT, Jul 21, Kimberly Word, Ohio
# 1,465:
4:39 pm PDT, Jul 20, Justin Forte, California
# 1,464:
2:05 pm PDT, Jul 20, Kerry Woodham, United Kingdom
# 1,463:
6:27 pm PDT, Jul 19, Sabrina Collodi, Florida
# 1,462:
9:38 am PDT, Jul 16, Clara Lepard, Michigan
Please... I'm only 13, and things aren't looking so good for my natural future anyway, what with global warming and pollution as it is. Please don't deny me the right to see Earth's beauty as it should be, and not interfered with humans' so-called "improvement". I am planning to start a wildcat refuge when I am older, but if things continue as they are, there may not be any wildcats left to save. Please help me, and all the other young people like me, live to see the day when humans coexist with these magnificent creatures. Thanks for listening, and hopefully caring.
# 1,461:
9:29 pm PDT, Jul 13, Jacinthe Vigneault, Canada
# 1,460:
8:56 am PDT, Jul 13, Carol Barnes, Pennsylvania
# 1,459:
10:23 am PDT, Jul 12, Jocelyn Bates, Kansas
# 1,458:
5:27 pm PDT, Jul 10, Jan Johnson, Florida
# 1,457:
11:18 am PDT, Jul 10, Laurel Watson, Arizona
# 1,456:
4:13 pm PDT, Jul 6, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 1,455:
6:39 am PDT, Jul 5, Name not displayed, France
# 1,454:
2:47 pm PDT, Jul 3, Annalisa Nipoti, Italy
# 1,453:
9:00 am PDT, Jul 3, Christine LESIEUR, France
# 1,452:
8:13 am PDT, Jul 3, Terence Delahunty, Florida
How could we let this happen all we humans care about now days is oil, have we no sence of moral and/or shame. This is absoulutly befuddling! But I suppose their beauty is their downfall. can people go without their leopard eyes for medicine for just one year? No, I suppose they just have to have their leopard tartar with caviar and truffles!!!!!!
# 1,451:
5:36 pm PDT, Jul 1, Jeanie Bearden, Mississippi
We need the beauty of cats and other animals who have taught us so much about living on this planet. We should do everything we can to protect them!
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