female Leopard

November 2009 in Kruger NP in South Africa

 

as mentioned before Leopards are my favorite among the Big Cats

 

Leopard

panthera pardus

luipaard

léopard

Leopard

 

IUCN Red List Status :VULNERABLE and population trend decreasing

The map on the IUCN website showing the decrease of its geographical range is quite shocking for this cat that is considered quite resilient

www.iucnredlist.org/species/15954/163991139

 

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