- There are only thirty to thirty five Amur Leopards left in the wild, but there are 120 in zoos
- Amur Leopards suffer from poaching, their food supply being poached, and a reduction in habitat
- The Leopards are poached by many of the natives who live around the forests in that area
- The forests are surrounded by small agricultural villages, and many of the natives poach the leopards for their bright coats
- Prey reduction in the area causes harm to the leopard
What's being done?
- Land reserves are being created in the Leopards original habitat of Eastern Russia
- Land of the Leopard national park in East Russia includes ten of the Leopards and 650,000 acres of the original habitat
- Anti poaching laws are now being more strictly enforced in the Leopards habitat
- WWF (World Wildlife Fund) monitors the population of the Leopards, but also deer to help the leopards keep food in their habitat
- The WWF releases key prey for the leopards back into the wild to make food more abundant for the leopard
- They are working on increasing land for the leopard in Russia by stopping some logging practices in the leopard's original habitat, besides the Land of the Leopard National Park