Leopard newspaper article

1. J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 2
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Are you aware?
Well, some may know what species are
endangered and where this is
happening but the question at hand is,
do you really know how?
To start off, a couple of the main
reasons that animals are becoming
endangered and extinct are, habitat
destruction and overpopulation; The
world goes through changes, in which
case the environment goes through
changes as well, but the problem at
hand is with humans, and destroying
natural habitats where these precious
animals live.
LEOPARDS
Endangered or threatened?
Deforestation, disease, pollution and
limited distribution are also factors that
are destroying plant and animals
species. For example, an incredibly high
amount of trees are cut down to make
Many people seem to get confused between these two terms, paper products. It may take centuries to
re-grow a forest that’s destroyed by
and their definitions. Endangered species refers to any species either natural causes, or humans, and
that is in danger of becoming extinct where as a threatened many of the world’s severely
threatened animals and plants have
species refers to any species that is at risk of becoming made a home for themselves in these
endangered in the foreseeable future.A good example of an forests. Also due to the trade in animal’s
endangered species would be the ever fierce leopard, which is parts and other ways animals are being
used, many species continue to suffer
the topic we are on today. high rates of exploitation. There is also
currently a lot of the trade of animal
SAVE THE LEOPARD parts happening in the Asian region.
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The Sebangau Felid The CITIES and many If not much effort is put
Project team is trying countries around the in to protect the
their best to protect world such as Uganda, leopard, it might
theBornean wildcats, Kenya, and Ethiopia become extinct and
including the leopards are making an effort to wiped out forever from
protect the leopard the surface of the Earth.

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Once species become extinct, no corrective
legislation can bring them back – they are gone
forever. – Allen M. Solomon (Paleoecologist, Senior research
global ecologist, Environmental Protection Agency (retired); and former senior
policy analyst, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy)
Habitats?
Leopards are usually found to be living in semi deserts
Leopard in the savannah or Savannas’, but also live in coniferous forests in
moderate regions, subtropical deciduous forests and
grasslands as well as in tropical rainforest’s, with the
Leopard eating small mammals exception of Sumatra and Borneo. Leopards live in
habitats where they find sufficient cover to hide and
stalk their prey. But also, in relatively open country
they make use of shrubs, grass-tufts and stalk their
prey over quite far off distances while crouching close
to the ground, to prevent from being spotted. They are
usually very good at defending themselves, in most
cases.
In order to survive, the leopard has adapted several
Eating Habits
successful behaviors’. The first is that it eats a
variety of foods; the leopard does not hunt for just
one kind of prey, and so is not ‘picky’ so to speak.
Secondly, leopards often hide their food in trees
where most other predators can’t reach. Thirdly
leopards are able to live without water for fairly
long periods of time, obtaining their moisture from
prey. The leopard is placed near the top of the food
web and is either a primary or a secondary
consumer, depending on the type of animal it eats.
Leopards actually eat different kind of prey depends
on their regions such as young eland, wildebeest,
impala and gazelle. Leopards also hunt for small
mammals. In the west central forested regions of
Africa, leopard consist smaller antelope such as
duikers, small monkeys and various rodent such as
rats, squirrels and porcupines
Leopard eating a rat
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3. EXTREME
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The leopard population stretches from the African continent to the south of the Sahara and to
the west of the Kalahari Desert. They also can be found along the North African coast until the
Arabian Peninsula. Leopards can even be found in the Middle East and Asia, so their
population is quite widely spread out.
Should we save this species? How can we do this? Is it currently possible to do?
Yes, we have to save this species, as they are endangered species, because of various reasons. In
order to save this animal, the public could refrain from buying any item made from leopard skin,
some medicines that include leopard bones or organs, donating money to some organizations,
and protests could be held by pressure groups that are supporting these certain type of issues.
So yes, it is indeed currently possible to achieve what we are aiming for, because if people around
the world work hard enough, we could get where we want to be in the world today.
Recovering an endangered species is not easy. It
takes a long time and a lot of effort. But with
appropriate laws and resources we can continue to
achieve success.
~ Doug Inkley
We share this planet with many species. It is our
responsibility to protect them, both for their sakes
and our own.
- Pamela A. Matson
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4. Bibliography
• http://www.endangeredspecie.com/causes_of_endangerment.htm
• http://wild-cat.org/pardus/leopards/index.htm?habitat.htm
• http://www.lucievandongen.com/Pages/Leopards_behavior.htm
• http://www.agarman.dial.pipex.com/leopard.htm
• http://www.ehow.com/how_2085718_save-endangered-snow-leopards.html