"Here lies the body of this world,
Whose soul alas to hell is hurled.
This golden youth long since was past,
Its silver manhood went as fast,
An iron age drew on at last;
'Tis vain its character to tell,
The several fates which it befell,
What year it died, when 'twill arise,
We only know that here it lies."
~Henry David Thoreau---
There are only approximately 30-40 of these cats left in wild, fighting for survival in a tiny section of land in the Russian Far East; some of this land is shared with the Amur tiger. The threats that face these cats include poaching, habitat loss, reduction of prey and inbreeding depression. The future of Ursula’s kin remains in serious doubt.
For information, photos and video of Amur leopards, please visit http://www.amur-leopard.org
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Leopard
Size 800 x 562px
File Size 471.6 kB
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