What are the causes of Leopards become endangered species?

Leopard

Leopards are elegant and powerful big cats. They are mammal & a carnivore’s animal. They are closely related to lions, tigers, and jaguars.  Male leopards are larger than female leopards. The weight range for male leopards is about 82 to 198 pound (37 to 90 kg) and for female leopards is about 62 to 132 pound (28 to 60 kg). The size of head & body of leopard is about 4.25 to 6.25 feet (1.3 to 1.9 m) and the tail size is about 3.5 to 4.5 feet (1.1 to 1.4 m). They live in sub-Saharan Africa, Northern Africa, Central Asia, India, and China. The leopards inhabits a variety of regions, such as scrub lands, tropical forest, brush, rocky hillsides & even the high , cold slopes of the Himalayas. The leopard is a powerful & agile animal that’s why they are efficient hunter. However, many of the populations of leopards are endangered & near threatened, especially outside of Africa.

HUNTING

The leopard is so strong and comfortable in trees. It often hauls its kill into the branches of trees. They used to drag the bodies of large animals aloft. They usually do that to safe the bodies of animals from scavengers such as hyenas. Leopards can hunt from trees also and they are strong swimmers. The most common prey of leopard is hoofed animals (the animal which is powerful & ran in a speed), but it will also eat monkeys, rabbits, dogs, birds, deer, pigs, antelope, fishes, crabs, etc. Most of the leopards bring their kill into a tree to protect from scavenger.

BREEDING

Female leopards can give birth at any time in a year. They usually have two grayish cubs with barely visible spots. The mother is used to hide their cubs & moves them from one safe location to another until they are old enough to begin playing & learning to hunt. Cubs live with their mothers for about two years.

Most of the leopards are light colored with particular dark spots. These spots are called rosettes, because it takes the shape of a rose. Black leopards are looking almost solid in color because of their spots, which is hard to distinguish. These leopards are commonly called black panthers.

As we all know that leopards are threatened by over-hunting for their fur trade. The bones, skin & organs of large cats are too much valuable in traditional Asian medicine. Firstly, tigers are used for this purpose, but tigers are so rare that it is almost impossible to find. So, leopards are used for this purpose. Humans are a second reason that leopards are endangered.

"Shoot them with camera, not guns"