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We were heading back to camp when we met this young leopard on the road. He used our car to hide . The final part was a bit clumsy,so the impala could escape.
The Amur leopard is considered to be one of the most critically endangered big cats in the world, with roughly 30-40 individuals remaining in the wild. Habitat loss and hunting (for trophies and use in traditional medicines) are the biggest threats to Amur leopards in the wild.
The Amur leopard has been a protected species in Russia since 1956, but poaching is still a problem. Conservation efforts in the wild for these animals include anti-poaching patrols, customs control, fighting forest fires, environmental education programmes and working closely with local communities.
Information sourced from Marwell Zoo.
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Male leopard looks very dissapointed while two hyena’s were eating his kill in Thornybush game reserve, South Africa.
This image of the leopard was taken in South Africa. He is high in a tree enjoying his Impala capture.
I stopped in Miles City, Montana on the way back to Wyoming over the weekend and enjoyed a few hours with an old friend hunting moss agates on a gravel bar along the Yellowstone River. Numerous killdeer skittered in front of us until taking flight with their signature "launch call" (my term lol) and they left a plethora of tracks in the silty mud along with little raccoon handprints, deer and wild turkey tracks.
This little one came as a surprise, though, for he was half hidden beneath the water and a rock initially, then jumped with a splash after being surprised. Northern leopard frogs handle cold weather and high altitudes (up to 9800 feet) well, so I shouldn't be surprised by their range extending far to the north to the Great Slave Lake and Hudson Bay. They're fairly common across the northern tier of the US, though they have lost range in western Montana (theories include agricultural chemicals and the introduction of trout in watersheds where they were not native). I was also interested to learn that they can survive in the wild for up to nine years (12 years in captivity). (9-11-2022)
Just on our way out of Kruger at Orpen Gate,this leopard came walking down the road.I was lucky to get this picture,some 30 seconds later he vanished into the long grass.Our one and only big cat encounter this day.
Leopard in Tanzania
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Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/125s f/8.0 at 340.0mm iso200
A leopard keeps an eye on his kill in a tree while searching for scraps that he'd dropped earlier. Read about our awesome encounter with this chilled out leopard here.