Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)

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One of the most endangered big cats in the world, they are on the IUCN Critically Endangered Red list. They lost 80% of their range in the wild just between 1970-1983. Also called the Manchurian or Korean leopard, they occupy a remote area of the China-Russia border (the Amur River valley) and China-North Korea (the Ussuri River valley). In China and Korea they are on the verge of extinction, and in Russia they are estimated to number 30-50 adults. Efforts to save the Siberian (Amur) tiger will also help this cat, as the larger range protected for the tiger will also make room for the leopard. However, with the breakup of Russia and widespread illegal trade of tiger and leopard products in Asian countries, both of these cats could be extinct in the wild in a few short years. The Amur leopard is the type of cat EFBC/FCC is concentrating on with our breeding programs. We have several adults we imported from European zoos (Tallin, Helsinki, Moscow, and Berlin) to spread out the captive bloodlines and minimize inbreeding. For more information visit the Amur leopard page. The Tigris foundation is working to protect these rare cats in the wild.

Amur Leopards at EFBC/FCC

  • Aijka
    		•  aijka Female, born 30 April 1994, arrived from Tierpark Berlin in August 1995. Mother of many cubs with Gigant. We tried to pair her with Freddi, but she wanted her stud Gigant instead.More Photos - 2006, 2005, Feb 02, Aijka
  • Anju
    		•  anju Daughter of Gigant and Solstice, born here on 26 March 1996. Solstice, a first time mother, raised her cub for a few days and then neglected her - leaving the cub crying alone for long periods of time. Anju was pulled for hand rearing at a few days of age. A very precocious and stubborn cub, she quickly outgrew the stage where she enjoyed human contact. Photo history at births_1996
  • Gregori
    		•  gregori Male, arrived here 17 October 2001 from Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park in Canada. Handraised. Imported to be Lana's (Svetlana's) mate, but may be introduced to Masha also. More Photos - New arrival, August 02, Sept 03, Nov 04
  • Masha
    		•  masha Daughter of Gigant and Solstice, born here on 6 May 1997. Younger full sister of Anju - like with Anju, Masha was pulled at several days of age for hand rearing. In this case, the cub had been injured by Mom, and so Masha is missing several inches of her tail. Photo history at births_1997
  • Sakhar
    		•  sahkar Female, granddaughter of Aijka and Gigant (daughter of Katia), arrived here from Philadelphia Zoo on 22 June 2004. Photo history at 2004
  • Samson
    		•  sam Male, arrived 28 March 2001 from Novosibirsk, Russia. Currently cohabitating with Anju, but no cubs yet. More Photos - June 04, Another face shot, Laying down, Hissing
  • Sevastian
    		•  sevi Son of Gigant and Aijka, born here on 7 May 2004. Photo history at births_2004
  • Tanya
    		•  tanya Female, born 22 April 1992, arrived from Moscow (via Oakhill) in August 1997. Mother of Yoqui (at Oakhill) and of Sasha and Ktusha. More Photos - Tanya, With Sasha, May 05,
  • Yoqui
    		•  yoqui Male, born 15 April 1996, arrived from Oakhill Center in December 1996. Introduced to Anju at about 8 months of age, they never got along well. This can happen with two handraised cubs, one reason we prefer our cats to be mother-raised. More Photos - May 05, Jan 04, Yawning, Hissing, Young Yoqui, Yoqui 1999

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