Hunting Habits: Amur leopards normally hunt at night and need large territories to avoid competition for prey. They silently watch their prey and ambush them using a burst of energy reaching speeds of up to 35 miles per hour.

Amur leopards are predators, but prey choice overlaps with that of the tiger. A reduction in small prey availability, particularly in winter, puts Amur leopards at risk from tigers, who will prey on them to reduce competition for food.

The Amur leopard is in grave danger of extinction due to numerous factors, including habitat degradation, poaching and prey depletion, inbreeding and disease, and competitive interactions with tigers.

Fire-fighting teams and anti-poaching brigades have been established in the Amur leopard’s habitat. Education and outreach programmes are encouraging local people to value their forests and the amazing wildlife found in them. Compensation schemes are in place to help farmers who lose livestock to leopards.

The answer to how many Amur leopards are left in the world is, sadly, only around 100 in the wild….How many Amur leopards are left in the world?

With only around 100 adults left in the wild, the Amur leopard could be the most endangered big cat on Earth.

The 10 most endangered animals in 2021

• There are now 41,415 species on the IUCN Red List, and 16,306 of them are endangered species threatened with extinction. This is up from 16,118 last year.
• Javan Rhinocerous.
• Vaquita.
• Mountain Gorilla.
• Tiger.
• Asian Elephant.
• Orangutans.
• Leatherback turtles.