ナショナルジオグラフィックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ナショナルジオグラフィックInstagram)「Photo by @stevewinterphoto / Mom and cub leopard relax in a dry riverbed at the end of the day. Leopards have flown under the conservation radar for a long time. Many scientists believed these big cats were so adaptable that they could largely withstand the human pressures that their larger tiger, lion, and jaguar cousins could not. Recent evidence suggests leopards may have lost as much as 75% of their historic range, and even in places like India where culture and religion play important roles in tolerance for leopards (even when they kill livestock), it's not enough to stop population declines. Recent genetic data across India shows leopards may have dropped by as much as 75-90% in the last 120-200 years. In Africa as much as 60% of the leopards range is thought to have disappeared. We need to maintain inviolate refuge areas for species like leopards, big areas where they can roam free and are protected from poaching, habitat loss, and poaching of their prey. #cat #leopard #catsofinstagram #catlife #leopards」11月11日 20時39分