People do hunt for their beautiful spotted coats, but like most wild animals, the encroachment of civilization threatens the loss of their only compatible habitats.
The leopard as a species is not endangered, but some races are. See IUCN Redlist for list of endangered leopard races.
There is only one species of leopard, Panthera pardus. There are, however, nine subspecies of leopard, and although some are doing quite well, others are endangered. Here is a list of the subspecies and their conservation status: African Leopard: Least Concern Indian Leopard: Near Threatened Javan Leopard: Critically Endangered Arabian Leopard: Critically Endangered Amur Leopard: Critically Endangered North Chinese Leopard: Endangered Persian Leopard: Endangered Indo-Chinese Leopard: Vulnerable Sri Lankan Leopard: Endangered
The only leopard subspecies endangered is the rare Amur leopard, of which around 30 survive.
The clouded leopard is becoming endangered because of the lack of habitat.
As a species, leopards are not endangered. But many subspecies are. See IUCN Redlist for list of endangered leopard sub species.
The snow leopard was first put on the endangered species list was in 1972.
Yes.
The African leopard is most common sub species.
The snow leopard was listed as "globally endangered" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 1972.
no, they are endangered
1972
Mainly because it is hunted for its fur, The leopard, as a species, is currently not endangered. But some subspecies are, like the critically endangered Amur leopard, of which only 30-40 survive in the wild.