The Amur leopard is one of the most endangered animals in the world. This majestic animal's future is in grave danger. Human interference, especially relating to habitat loss, is largely to blame for the Amur's endangerment. Commercial logging is the primary culprit. Poaching is also one of the strongest contributors. Hunters kill both the leopards for the fur as well as the leopards' prey in order to procure compensation for livestock. It's sad that we've come to a place whereby financial gain is put above the future existence of these precious animals. Deforestation is quickly depleting the leopard's habitat which continues to threaten this feline. Human interference is all but killing these poor cats off.
We are desperately asking that more conservation efforts are made to save the Amur Leopards from extinction.
Today, 2015, the Amur leopard inhabits about 5,000 km². The last remaining viable wild population, estimated at 57 individuals, is found in a small area in the Russian Province of Primorsky Krai, between Vladivostok and the Chinese border.
In adjacent China, 7-12 scattered individuals are estimated to remain. In South Korea, the last record of an Amur leopard dates back to 1969, when a leopard was captured on the slopes of Odo Mountain, in South Kyongsang Province.
