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Amur Leopard
Panthera pardus orientalis
Status: Critically Endangered
The Amur leopard is a very rare sub-specie, with a 2007 census counting only 14-20 adults and 5-6 cubs in the southwestern Primorye region of Russia. It is extinct in China and the Korean Peninsula. The species faces numerous threats, including encroaching civilization, new roads, poaching, commercial exploitation of forests and climate change. Numbers have fluctuated over recent years but on the whole the population had been declining. Its total range is estimated at just 2,500 km².
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