The Amur Leopard By Jacob Marshall Bagley Critically

The Amur Leopard By Jacob Marshall Bagley

Critically endangered There are less than 40 Amur leopards left in the wild. This leopard is one of the rarest big cats. The Amur tiger (the leopards cousin) was critically endangered 60 -70 years ago but its numbers are increasing now. So we are hoping we can save the leopard.

Where do they live? Forests of far eastern Russia You are here Their location is around the Russian border near China. Amur leopard Eastern Russia

Their habitat The Amur leopards habitat is around forests, or snowy areas in Russia.

The main threats The threats are: Poaching Deforestation (loss of habitat) Forest fires Development Russians not understanding Lack of prey check slide 4 for habitats

What do they look like? Amur Males can weigh up to 75 kg and are 1. 4 metres long 2. 3 m including the tail The leopards fur grows up to 7. 5 cm long in winter his summer coat is only 2. 5 cm The Amur leopard is paler than other leopards because of where its habitat is Amur’s can run up to 37 mph this is 10 mph faster than Usain Bolt!

How does the Amur leopard protect itself? They hunt different times to other predators They hunt different animals They hide in trees Mums move their cubs around a lot until they’re babies are old enough to defend themselves

Extinction This means that all animals of a certain species have died and there are no more of them left. The Amur leopard is on the red list of critically endangered animals meaning experts think there is an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

What if Amur Leopards Become Extinct? Bigger population of the Amur leopards prey. Bigger population of prey can destroy habitat by over feeding. We’ll lose a very beautiful animal forever!

What can we do to help? Adopt an Amur leopard money goes to help protect them & their habitat Support charity that helps the Amur leopard Don’t buy clothes made of leopard fur

Other endangered animals Mountain grasshopper Warrens robber frog Ganges shark Western gorilla Dugong & many more

QUIZ! 1) Why is the Amur leopard paler than other leopards? 2) What are the main threats to the Amur leopard? 3) How fast can the Amur leopard run? 4) What country does the Amur leopard live in? 5) Can you name the Amur leopards cousin? 6) How can we save the Amur leopard? 7) How does the Amur leopard protect itself?

Sources of Information Amur Leopard & Tiger Alliance (ALTA) World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Amur Leopard Fact File International Union for Conservation of Nature – (IUCN Red List of Threatened Species)

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