Induna and mongoose, then baboon spotted - LEOPARD SAFARI DIARY 9/16

All rights belong to WildEarthMedia.

from WildEarthMedia
Induna is the star today. He is trying to catch a buffal.. euh no a wartho... euh no in fact it's a dwarf mongoose.
After this demonstration of strength and courage Induna notices a baboon staying on a tree nearby, and prefers to move away.




AMUR LEOPARD CONSERVATION
With 30 in the wild, it is the most endangered big cat species on Earth. ALTA is implementing a wide series of projects to save the species. Support at: http://www.amur-leopard.org

BIOSPHERE EXPEDITIONS
Their philosophy is based on a voluntarism principle, where you will spend your holidays helping scientists on a conservation project, see : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_VTteMmrJ4
Here is their leopard conservation project in Namibia http://www.biosphere-expeditions.org/2-week-expeditions/wildlife-volunteering...
And this is their Arabian leopard conservation project in Oman:
http://www.biosphere-expeditions.org/oman


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------­­­­-------------------
LEOPARD CONSERVATION STATUS (IUCN)

Near Threatened
AFRICAN LEOPARD, occurs across most of sub-Saharan Africa
INDIAN LEOPARD, is widely distributed on the Indian subcontinent
INDO-CHINESE LEOPARD, mainland Southeast Asia & southern China
All increasingly rare outside protected areas. Populations are decreasing

Endangered
PERSIAN LEOPARD, fewer than 871-1,290 mature ind., declining pop.
SRI LANKAN LEOPARD, Sri Lanka
NORTH CHINESE LEOPARD, Northern China

Critically Endangered
JAVAN LEOPARD, from 350-700 to 250 or even 100 mature individuals.
ARABIAN LEOPARD, less than 200 in 2006, pop. decreasing.
AMUR LEOPARD, 30 in the wild, most endangered big cat on Earth.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------­­­­------------------


HUMAN THREAT
Mainly habitat loss. But leopards are also:
killed for commercial reasons (fur, others), leopard-human conflict, hunted for fun. Kept unfree (zoos..., in small cages without vegetation + exhibited all day to another species). Used as tourist attractions. Petted. And surely others.
.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Mala
• South
• Africa
• son
• full
• documentary
• grand
• lion
• mâle
• le
• tueur
• de
• hyène
• hyènes
• big
• male
• the
• hyena
• hyenas
• killer
• savana
• savanne
• africa
• afrique
• lioness
• lionesses
• cat
• predators
• apex
• prédateurs
• gros
• chats
• félins
• felines
• felidae
• leopard
• tiger
• cheetah
• elephant
• léopard
• tigre
• guépard
• éléphants
• dog
• chien
• packs
• struggle
• attack
• combat
• attaque
• roi
• des
• animaux
• king
• animals
• nature
• wildness
• STRUGGLE
• BETWEEN
• LIONS
• AND
• HYENAS
• LE
• COMBAT
• ENTRE
• ET
• HYENES
• sauvage

[donani2796]

yeah! DIE MONGOOSE!!