Amur Leopard

May 3rd is International Leopard Day, a day to celebrate leopards and promote global awareness about their conservation.

Common Name: Amur Leopard Latin Name: Panthera pardus orientalis Location: The Primorye region of southeastern Russia and northern China. Conservation Status: Critically Endangered

The Amur leopard is considered one of the rarest cats in the world. In 2007 only around 30 leopards were estimated to still be living in the wild, isolated in a small 1000 square mile pocket of land. A camera trapping survey in 2018 showed that in Russia there were 91 adult leopard and 22 kittens. A small number also live in China and North Korea.

Photographed at Minnesota Zoo FujiFilm FinePix S5100 February, 7, 2009