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Amur Lepord. Facts. There are only Thirty Five Amur Leopards in the wild. Live in the harsh cold of Western Russia In extreme conditions a male will stay with the female to help with raise their children . They can run thirty five miles per hour and jump ten feet in the air. Endangered?.
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Facts • There are only Thirty Five Amur Leopards in the wild. • Live in the harsh cold of Western Russia • In extreme conditions a male will stay with the female to help with raise their children . • They can run thirty five miles per hour and jump ten feet in the air.
Endangered? • Leopard hides are sold illegally for up to $1000. • The forests these Leopards call home is very easily accessible to humans and poaching is a huge problem. • The Leopard’s main prey, the Roe Deer are also popular game for humans. • MAIN Problem: Not enough prey to sustain the species!
Helping the Population • Making people aware of the problem. • Special organizations are being formed to protect the animals habitat and prey. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owfGfbXNM4k
Works Cited • http://www.arkive.org/amur-leopard/panthera-pardus-orientalis/ • http://worldwildlife.org/species/amur-leopard