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Apr 13, 2012

Amur Leopards Explore New Zoo Home

Three 11-month-old Amur leopards have been tirelessly exploring their new exhibit at the San Diego Zoo since making their debut last weekend. In a picture taken yesterday (April 12), one of the leopard siblings looks for something to climb on while one of its two siblings relaxes in the background....

Apr 25, 2012

First Camera Trap Photos Taken of Rare Leopard in China

Rare, endangered Amur leopards have been photographed by camera traps for the first time in China in a protected area, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced today (April 25). The photos, taken in Hunchun Amur Tiger National Nature Reserve in Jilin Province, bolster a survey estimating that eight to 11 leopards...

Apr 25, 2012

First Photos Taken of Rare Amur Leopard in China

Rare, endangered Amur leopards have been photographed for the first time in China by camera traps in a protected area, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced today (April 25). The photos, taken in Hunchun Amur Tiger National Nature Reserve in Jilin Province, bolster a survey estimating that eight to 11 leopards...

Jul 11, 2012

Images: Scenes from Nat Geo's Unlikely Leopard

A family moment (Image credit: © Beverly Joubert)A mother leopard with her young, who grows up to be the Unlikely Leopard. Peek a boo (Image credit: © Beverly Joubert)The young leopard peeks out from a tree. Togetherness (Image credit: ©Beverly Joubert.)Mother and son leopards relax in the woods. Taking five...

Jul 19, 2012

Dramatic Hunting Leopard Caught on Camera

A leopard caught on camera dragging the grisly remains of its prey across the ground turns out to have posed for the cameras before. Researchers at the Wildlife Conservation Society analyzed the striking photograph of a male leopard carrying a massive Indian bison calf in its jaws and found that...

Dec 7, 2012

Baby Leopard Brothers Come to San Diego Zoo

Meet Riki-san and Haui-san, a cute and clumsy pair of clouded leopard cubs that made their debut this week at the San Diego Zoo. The 14-week-old brothers came to Southern California by way of the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, which has a breeding program aimed at boosting the numbers of...

Mar 29, 2013

Backyard Leopards Caught on Camera

Living with Leopards (Image credit: Project Waghoba) In western Maharashtra, India, home of Mumbai, camera traps caught leopards ranging close to houses through the night, though the big cats were largely undetected by people. Despite this close proximity, there are few leopard attacks in this region, said authors of a...

Mar 29, 2013

Leopards and Humans Peacefully Coexist in India

Leopards and humans peacefully share the same densely populated rural landscape in western India, a new camera trap survey shows. The cameras caught leopards and other jungle cats, as well as hyenas and jackals, prowling close to houses through the night in farmland in western Maharashtra, India. The carnivores and...

May 1, 2013

Clouded Leopard Declared Extinct in Taiwan

The Formosan clouded leopard, a clouded-leopard subspecies native to Taiwan, is now extinct, according to a team of zoologists. There is little chance that the clouded leopard still exists in Taiwan, zoologist Chiang Po-jen told Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA). There may be a few of them, but we do...

May 24, 2013

Spotted: 1st Evidence of Leopard Eating Chimp

Only rarely have people seen what happens when chimpanzees and leopards come into close quarters in the wilds of Africa. On these occasions, chimpanzees have made loud, fearful calls, or played the aggressor: In one case, chimps even surrounded a leopard den and killed a cub. But the big-brained primates...

Jul 19, 2013

Two Rare Persian Leopard Cubs Born in Russia

Two Persian leopard cubs were born in a Russian national park last week for the first time in 50 years, according to a statement from the World Wildlife Fund. The species is endangered. The Persian leopard is one of the largest leopard subspecies, and the beasts once heavily roamed southwest...

Nov 20, 2013

Could Faux-Leopard Print Save Big Cats?

A staple of 1940s fashions could help save leopards from poachers. A big cat conservation group is handing out faux-leopard print capes to residents of South African communities who wear the real animal skins for ceremonial purposes. The hope is that the synthetic skins will reduce demand for real leopard...

Nov 26, 2013

In Images: Rare Amur Leopard Cubs Spotted on Camera

Rare sight (Image credit: WCS)For the first time, two Amur leopard cubs were spotted on camera traps in China. First breeding (Image credit: WCS)The cubs were spotted with a mama leopard. The sighting is the first evidence of breeding in this critically endangered cat in this region of China. Mama...

Jan 28, 2009

Hidden Cameras Capture Remote Jaguars

Wild jaguars in the Amazon are nearly five times more abundant in a remote region compared with a heavily hunted site of Ecuador, new images reveal. This may come as no big surprise, but it's useful data to have in hand for conservation efforts. Researchers set up camera traps that...

Feb 21, 2009

Rare Jaguars Spotted in Arizona and Mexico

The once-common jaguar has become a rare sight in North America, thanks to hunting and habitat fragmentation. Now two were spotted in exceedingly rare and unrelated events this month. The Arizona Game and Fish Department caught and collared a wild jaguar in Arizona for the first time, officials said Thursday....