What is International Clouded Leopard Day?
International Clouded Leopard Day, August 4th, raises concerns of the clouded leopard's plight. Both in wild and captivity, the clouded leopard needs our assistance to maintain its current population levels and increase.
These beautiful and shy animals live in central and south East Asia. The Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosi) - also known as the mainland Clouded leopard - is native to the Asian mainland and is named as the mainland Clouded leopard. Sunda Clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi), a second species of the Sunda Clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi), lives on the Indonesian and Sumatra islands.
These elusive cats are very little is known about them. Conservators are curious and nocturnal, and they want to know about their reproduction and lifestyle since they are shy and nocturnal. This information will help them monitor their population. Their populations are in danger every day due to their habitat destruction and illegal hunting for their fur. Currently, there are fewer than 10,000 Clouded leopards living in the wild, according to statistics.
Although Clouded leopards are a smaller breed of the big cats, their low center of gravity makes them excellent climbers. They are, however, not a leopard, despite their name. They are a distinct and ancient species of feline.
The Clouded leopard, like many shy animals, doesn't reproduce well in captivity. However, breeding success is dependent on Howlett's Wild Animal Park (a major sponsor of the day)..
