The Amur leopard is a subspecies of the leopard living in south-eastern Russia. Only 50 wild individuals were recorded in 2012, in addition to 200 individuals in captivity.

Hermann Schlegel was the first explorer to study the Amur leopard in 18573. He classified it as an independent species. The Amur leopard differs from other subspecies by a thick spotted coat unlike any other.

The coat of panthers in the Amur River basin, the mountains of northeast China, and the Korean Peninsula is cream in color.

The Amur Panthers are threatened by poaching, the encroachment of civilization, road building, logging and climate change. Man-made fires pose a major threat to the Amur leopard. The feline suffers above all from the reduction of its habitat because man continues to encroach on its territory.

Leopards are often wounded by traps intended for other species such as wild pigs hunted for their meat. The leopard has a very varied diet, it eats termites, hyraxes, frogs, monkeys … and can also eat animals like impala or antelope.