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Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 3:50 pm ET
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Photo of the Day #1: Amur Leopard

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Common Name   Amur leopard, Far East leopard, Manchurian leopard, Korean leopard; Léopard d’Amur (Fr); (Sp) 
Scientific Name   Panthera pardus orientalis
Habitat   Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Location   South of the Far East-Primorskii region (Russian Far East), Tzilin, Heilundzyan Provinces (Northern China).
Status   IUCN:Critically Endangered (CR A2c; D)
CITES: Appendix I
Population   Less than 40 individuals


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Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 3:50 pm ET
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2 Comments

  1. Keala

    i think we should leave all the animals alone they have not done anything to us. even if they have it was for self defense or something they want peice! so we need to leave animals alone or they will start to become extinct. so please leave animals alone.

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  2. Shaylin

    half the people in this world are mean to animals. they lock them up into cages and forget about them. We DO NOT need fur coats or shoes or bags or any of that stuff to wear. stop killing and capturing animals!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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