Amur Leopard almost gone :(

[Homerboy]

Article one:http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/scienc.../19/leopard.extinction.reut/index.html

followed by

Article two: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/scienc.../23/leopard.extinction.reut/index.html

 

[SampSon]

That cat was covered in that new Discovery channel series "Planet Earth", I believe.

There are 6 left, they are as good as gone.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: SampSon
That cat was covered in that new Discovery channel series "Planet Earth", I believe.

There are 6 females left, they are as good as gone.

Fixed.

 

[Homerboy]

6? artcile says ~30
either way you're right, good as gone. So sad.

 

[Mucho]

? WWF: There are only 25 to 34 Amur leopards still living in the wild

Still have a chance to recover.

 

[Mucho]

DP

 

[purbeast0]

Wow those animals are beautiful.

I just do not understand why people would hunt these animals knowing they are almost extinct.

 

[jman19]

 

[Hammerhead]

Originally posted by: SampSon
That cat was covered in that new Discovery channel series "Planet Earth", I believe.

There are 6 left, they are as good as gone.

On "Planet Earth" they mentioned that there were about 40 left.

 

[slsmnaz]

The number of females is what is troubling (as mentioned above-about 6 remain). It also said they tend to give birth to males when pressured.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
Wow those animals are beautiful.

I just do not understand why people would hunt these animals knowing they are almost extinct.

Imagine how much a skin will be worth once they're gone. The black market price could skyrocket.

 

[Linflas]

The articles all use the term "in the wild" when quoting numbers. Does this mean there are still breeding pairs in zoos someplace?

 

[Wapp]

F you, world.

 

[dainthomas]

A hunter shot the leopard through the tail bone. It tumbled over and was then beaten over the head with a heavy object, WWF said. Amur leopards have not been know to attack humans.

That loser needs to be banned from life. :|

 

[Aharami]

Hunters in Russia's Far East have shot and killed one of the last seven surviving female Amur leopards living in the wild

so sad. killing off a beautiful species for a little bit of monetary gain which probably wont change the life of the poacher in any significant way... selfish as hell

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
Wow those animals are beautiful.

I just do not understand why people would hunt these animals knowing they are almost extinct.

These aren't people who even understand that concept. They're scum.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Originally posted by: Wapp
F you, world.

more like, F you humans

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Linflas
The articles all use the term "in the wild" when quoting numbers. Does this mean there are still breeding pairs in zoos someplace?

I'd like to know this as well.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I hate hearing about stuff like this. It's happening at an alarming rate, and it's not just the shithole hunters that do it, it's the deforestation that does MASSIVE damage to the ecosystem.

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Linflas
The articles all use the term "in the wild" when quoting numbers. Does this mean there are still breeding pairs in zoos someplace?

I'd like to know this as well.

The Oregon Zoo had two (brother and sister), but the female died of cancer last year.

Link

 

[Hammerhead]

time for some cloning

 

[chcarnage]

According to this website, about 290 Amur Leopards live in mostly North American, European and Russian zoos.