why are amur leopards extinct?
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The Amur leopard is threatened by poaching, poaching of prey species, habitat loss and deforestation or exploitation of forests. ... Due to the small number of reproducing Amur leopards in the wild, the gene pool is so reduced that the population is at risk from inbreeding depression.
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Due to deforestation in its limited range and specialized habitat, the bird has been rare in the wild throughout the twentieth century. It has always been very rare in captivity, partly due to the remoteness of its natural range. The IUCN regard the Spix's macaw as extinct in the wild.
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Species may become extinct because of changes in climate (i.e. the ice age), competition with other species, a reduced food supply, or combinations of all of these. Most natural extinctions are isolated events that happen over a fairly long period of time.
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Amur Leopard Like all species on our endangered list, humans are their biggest threat. Their beautiful coats are popular with poachers as are their bones which they sell for use in traditional Asian medicine. They are also at risk from habitat loss due primarily to natural and human-made fires.
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The species is threatened due to rapid development and decades of rampant poaching. However, the species may have good chances in areas with low human population, such as the Dawna Tennaserim landscape on the Thailand-Myanmar border. It is estimated about 250 of the tigers remain there.
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Amur leopards hold large territories so that they do not compete with each other for food. ... The Siberian roe deer makes up most of their diet but Amur leopards also eat musk deer, Sika deer, wild boar, hare, badger, raccoon dog and pheasant.
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Amur (Far Eastern) leopard traditionallyhunts cloven-hoofed animals. But sometimes it hunts other animals as well, birds and even fish. Among cloven-hoofed animals the main prey is spotted deer and roe deer. ... In all the years there have been no records of unprovoked leopard attacks on humans.
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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.
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Snow leopards are often killed by local farmers because they prey on livestock such as sheep, goats, horses, and yak calves. The animals which snow leopards would typically hunt—such as the Argali sheep—are also hunted by local communities.
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Snow leopards have been know to migrate when winter comes around in order to get away from harsh cold temperatures and snow. Even for them this type of weather can be tough to survive in. Snow leopards however do not hibernate but live throughout the entire year with no long period of sleep.
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While snow leopards are seen as resilient to direct impacts of climate change such as rising temperatures and drought because they need little water and can tolerate a range of temperatures, the encroachment by herders is a dangerous indirect impact.
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The Amur leopard, also known as the Far East leopard, is the world's rarest big cat. A subspecies of the leopard, these animals are found in the forested transboundary region that spans the Russian Far East and China.
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Humans are a second reason that snow leopards are endangered. ... Overgrazing damages the fragile mountain grasslands, leaving less food for the wild sheep and goats that are the snow leopard's main prey. With less food for the wild sheep and goats, there become fewer of these animals for the snow leopard.
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Sadly, Harpy Eagles are disappearing mainly because people are destroying their habitat and shooting them. In Central America, the largest known breeding population is found in Panama, close to the border with Colombia. Harpy Eagles are likely extinct in El Salvador.
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The snow leopard is no longer an endangered species, but its population in the wild is still at risk because of poaching and habitat loss, conservationists said this week. ... Conservationists warned that the risks are not over for the snow leopards, whose distinctive appearances make them attractive to poachers.
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Over the course of history many species have become extinct. ... Species may become extinct because of changes in climate (i.e. the ice age), competition with other species, a reduced food supply, or combinations of all of these. Most natural extinctions are isolated events that happen over a fairly long period of time.