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The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a small wild cat native to continental South, Southeast, and East Asia.Since 2002 it has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List as it is widely distributed although threatened by habitat loss and hunting in parts of its range.
In February 2022, Saudi Council of Ministers declared February 10 as the "Arabian Leopard Day" in an effort to protect the species and raise awareness of their conservation status. [46] In June 2023, The United Nations voted to adopt a resolution to officially designate February 10 as an international day for Arabian Leopards.
International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) is a mega global alliance launched by India in April 2023 during the 50th anniversary of Project Tiger. [1] The alliance aim at conservation of world's seven principal big cats , which include the tiger , lion , snow leopard , leopard , jaguar , puma , and cheetah . [ 2 ]
Animal control workers responded to a call about a “leopard” spotted in Oakley — roughly 6 miles northeast of downtown Cincinnati — early in the morning Jan. 28, Cincinnati Animal CARE ...
The Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) is a subspecies of the leopard cat that lives exclusively on the Japanese island of Iriomote.It has been listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2008, as the only population comprises fewer than 250 adult individuals and is considered declining. [1]
In Iran, a leopard conservation and management action plan was endorsed in 2016, [101] [102] and Future4Leopards Foundation is a non-profit conservation organization in the country. [103] As of 2019 [update] , Nature Iraq is mapping potential habitat near the border with Iran as the first stage of a conservation project. [ 104 ]
The Visayan leopard cat, known locally as maral, is a Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis sumatranus) population in the Philippine Islands of Negros, Cebu and Panay. [1] [2] It has been listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List in 2008 under its former scientific name P. bengalensis rabori as its range is estimated to be less than 20,000 km 2 (7,700 sq mi), and the population was ...
Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the cat's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted.