With less than 70 left in the wild, Amur leopards are on the brink of extinction.
The main threats are poaching for their fur, hunting of prey species and habitat loss due to farming development, growth of cities and human induced forest fires.
The small size of the population means inbreeding is also becoming a problem. Genetic diversity is low and as such individuals are at risk from abnormalities that can impact health, reproduction and survival.
Photography | @seanweeklywildlife
Curated by @ianharper
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