Although #leopards are adaptable with a range over several continents, they are #extinct in places due to #palmoil #deforestation, #poaching and other threats. Help them every time you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
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Sleek and splendid jungle royalty – #leopards are highly adaptable yet they are now #extinct in places due to #palmoil #deforestation, #poaching and other threats. Fight for them in the supermarket and be #vegan #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
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Leopard Panthera pardus
Vulnerable
Living: (Parts of) Central and Southern Africa, The Middle East, Southern Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia.
Possibly Extinct: Gambia; Israel; Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Lesotho; Tajikistan; Viet Nam
Extinct: Hong Kong; Jordan; Korea, Republic of; Kuwait; Lebanon; Mauritania; Morocco; Singapore; Syrian Arab Republic; Togo; Tunisia; United Arab Emirates; Uzbekistan
#Leopards occur in the widest range of habitats among any of the Old World Cats (Nowell and Jackson 1996). They are found in the desert and semi-desert regions of southern Africa in Namibia and Botswana. There are remnant populations in the arid regions of North Africa in Egypt, as well as the Arabian Peninsula. Yet their range has been massively reduced all for the greedy expansion of palm oil. They are now extinct in many regions of the world. Say no to their extinction every time you shop! #Boycottpalmoil be #vegan and #Boycott4Wildlife
Deforestation in South-east Asia has increased for palm oil and rubber plantations (Sodhi et al. 2010, Miettinen et al. 2011). These factors were not incorporated in the previous assessment and likely have a substantial impact on suitable Leopard range.
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The primary threats to Leopards are anthropogenic. Habitat fragmentation, reduced prey base and conflict with livestock and game farming have reduced Leopard populations throughout most of their range (Nowell and Jackson 1996, Ray et al. 2005, Hunter et al. 2013).
Photography by Dalida Innes
The conversion of forest habitats and savanna systems to agriculture, livestock farming and urban sprawl have significantly reduced Leopard range. Though exceptions exist (Athreya et al. 2013), this conversion typically leads to the depletion of natural prey species through poaching thereby reducing the natural prey base in these areas.
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Further Information
Stein, A.B., Athreya, V., Gerngross, P., Balme, G., Henschel, P., Karanth, U., Miquelle, D., Rostro-Garcia, S., Kamler, J.F., Laguardia, A., Khorozyan, I. & Ghoddousi, A. 2020. Panthera pardus (amended version of 2019 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T15954A163991139. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T15954A163991139.en. Downloaded on 09 March 2021.
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