The Amur Leopard (Panthera Pardus Orientalis)

1. The Amur Leopard(Panthera Pardus Orientalis) • A Disappearing Species

2. Amur LeopardMarkings/Coloring • Summer Pelt Can be 2.5 cm • Winter Pelt can reach 7 cm • They are light cream colored in the winter • They are reddish-yellow in the summer • Wide Spaced rossettes set the apart from other leopards • The have very long, sharp retratable claws • They have extra long legs which may be an apadtation to walking in deep snow

3. Amur LeopardsSize • Males weigh between 32-48 kg • Females weigh between 25-43 kg • Female Male

4. Amur LeopardsBehavior • They are solitary hunters • In some very rare occasions males helped raise cubs and stayed with female for life • These animals are mostly nocturnal

5. Amur LeopardsPrey and Hunting • Amur Leopards are predators and consumers • Amur Leopards mainly eat the Roe Deer and the Sika Deer • They also eat other small animals including rabbits, birds, snakes etc. • Amur Leopard Hunting • They will drink from anything possible

6. Roe DeerA Main Food Source • They are relatively small animals • Roe Deer have a reddish/grey-brown coat • They are most active at twilight • They live in forests but may go into fields

7. Sika DeerA Main Food Source • Without human interferance these animals could be active all day • They live in large herds in the winter/fall • The rest of the time females live in groups but males are solitary • Males may kill each other in fights for mates

8. Amur LeopardReasons For Population Decline • A main reason for population decrease is habitat loss • Another main reason is poaching

9. Poaching • Amur Leopards are mainly killed for their pelts • Their claws and body parts are sold for use in traditional medicine • This pelt was found being sold for $500-$1000

10. Habitat Loss • 80% of the Amur Leopards original habitat has been lost from 1970-1983 • Main causes of this are logging, forest fires, and clearing land for farming

11. Amur LeopardsHabitat • These animals live in the temperate forests of China and other parts of Asia • The temperature of a temperate forest varies through all seasons • Although the Amur Leopard does live in temperate forests it could adapt to any habitat with proper food and shelter

12. Amur LeopardsGone Forever? • If these animals were to become extinct then its prey would probably become overpopulated causing the whole ecosystem to go out of balance • We would lose another beautiful species

13. Amur LeopardCubs Are Coming • The average Amur Leopard will mate when they are three years • Cubs will stay with their mothers for one and a half years • Amur Leopards can have 1-4 cubs at a time, • Due to a smaller population inbreeding is becoming a huge problem for these animals

14. Amur LeopardsA New Hope? • WWF is trying to convince goverments to tighten the laws for poaching, illegal logging etc. • In 2007 an oil pipeline was moved by scientists that would have gone through a large part of their territory

15. How To Help?What can we do? • Since habitat loss is such a big problem for these animals something very simple we can do is recycle • Another way to help is simply raise awareness

16. SAVE THE AMUR LEOPARD!!!