Arabian Leopard

The Endangered ARABIAN WILDLIFE Series STATUS EXTINCT THREATENED LOWER RISK EX EW EN VU NT LC CR Extinct in the Wild Extinct Endangered Vulnerable Least Concern Threatened VANISHING SPOTS ARABIAN LEOPARD Critically Endangered THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF LEOPARDS THROUGHOUT AFRICA AND ASIA Amur Leopard the most threatened with less than 25 remaining in the wild CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 200 The Borneo Leopard is a new species that was discovered a estimated number in the wild What most people call a Panther is actually a Leopard with a black pigmented coat Kingdom ANIMALIA CHORDATAI MAMMALIA CARNIVORA FELIDAE Phylum Class Order Family Scientific Name: Panthera pardus nimr Common Name/s: English - Arabian Leopard The Majestic Arabian Leopard in the Breeding centrte for endangered Arabian Wildlife in Sharjah. The Arabian leopard is in the Brink of dissapearing forever. However, there is a group of hardworking organizations in the UAE and other neighboring countries trying to save this Arabian treasure. Snow leopard one of the most elusive and greatly hunted because of its fur The coat is predominantly golden yellow/brown along the back but fades to a pale yellow or white on the belly and is almost entirely interspersed with rosettes and spots, which are a characteristic of the THREATS The Arabian leopard is Although the Arabian leopard is the biggest of the Arabian cats, it is still half the size of it's cousins in Africa and Asia Size Head-and-body length: 1.3 m Male weight: 30 kg Female weight: 20 kg threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation; hunting of its wild prey, and retalia- tory killing in defense of livestock. African Leopard: up to 1.90meters species. SMART HUNTER Leopards in general are considered the smartests cats becasue they take their food on top of trees so nobody disturbs their meal and do not have to deal with scavengers like other big cats wolves and Hyenas Arabian Leopard: 1:30 meters 6. PREY SPECIES As the natural prey species such as the tahr and the mountain gazelle are virtually extinct, leopards often have to turn to domestic stock, mainly goats, for food. Number of leopard cub born last year The long tail, which is used to balance while climbing is another feature used to distinguish this species from any of the other felines found in Arabia. The Leopard has a strong bite to drag its prey up trees or rocky caves. RETRACTABLE CLAWS Smart hunter Leopards in general are considered the smartests cats becasue they take their food on top af trees so nobody disturbs their meal and do not have to FORMER AND CURRENT TERRITORY OF THE ARABIAN LEDPARD RANGE AN AGGRESIVE AND SUCCSEFULL BREEDING PRO- Formerly common throughout GRAM the Arabian Peninsula, only small scattered populations now remain. A few individuals are confined to the Negev Desert in the north of Arabia, and in the south, populations are known from just one location in the Republic of Yemen and one in the Sultanate of Oman THE SEVEN AGNECIES INVOLVED 20 HOW BREEDING PROGRAMS WORK Thanks to the Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife, and it's partneships with breeding centres from Saudi Arabia and numbers of total 1-One of the most important Yemen the Arabian Leopard has a chance of staying with us longer. The Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife, located in Sharjah has succesfully been breeding the Arabian Leopard DGDVDH One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from each other, making the blood pool richer Sharjah, UAE DGDVDH Sharjah, UAE Sharjah, UAE DGDVDH aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from 3-One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from leopards at Historical range DGDVDH Sharjah, UAE Sharjah, UAE DGDVDH the centre in Possible Sharjah Probable 2-One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from 4-One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from IConfirmed DGDVDH DGDVDH Sharjah, UAE Sharjah, UAE 90% Of the Arabian leopard population declined at the beggining of the 19th century in Saudi Arabia The Endangered ARABIAN WILDLIFE Series STATUS EXTINCT THREATENED LOWER RISK EX EW EN VU NT LC CR Extinct in the Wild Extinct Endangered Vulnerable Least Concern Threatened VANISHING SPOTS ARABIAN LEOPARD Critically Endangered THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF LEOPARDS THROUGHOUT AFRICA AND ASIA Amur Leopard the most threatened with less than 25 remaining in the wild CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 200 The Borneo Leopard is a new species that was discovered a estimated number in the wild What most people call a Panther is actually a Leopard with a black pigmented coat Kingdom ANIMALIA CHORDATAI MAMMALIA CARNIVORA FELIDAE Phylum Class Order Family Scientific Name: Panthera pardus nimr Common Name/s: English - Arabian Leopard The Majestic Arabian Leopard in the Breeding centrte for endangered Arabian Wildlife in Sharjah. The Arabian leopard is in the Brink of dissapearing forever. However, there is a group of hardworking organizations in the UAE and other neighboring countries trying to save this Arabian treasure. Snow leopard one of the most elusive and greatly hunted because of its fur The coat is predominantly golden yellow/brown along the back but fades to a pale yellow or white on the belly and is almost entirely interspersed with rosettes and spots, which are a characteristic of the THREATS The Arabian leopard is Although the Arabian leopard is the biggest of the Arabian cats, it is still half the size of it's cousins in Africa and Asia Size Head-and-body length: 1.3 m Male weight: 30 kg Female weight: 20 kg threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation; hunting of its wild prey, and retalia- tory killing in defense of livestock. African Leopard: up to 1.90meters species. SMART HUNTER Leopards in general are considered the smartests cats becasue they take their food on top of trees so nobody disturbs their meal and do not have to deal with scavengers like other big cats wolves and Hyenas Arabian Leopard: 1:30 meters 6. PREY SPECIES As the natural prey species such as the tahr and the mountain gazelle are virtually extinct, leopards often have to turn to domestic stock, mainly goats, for food. Number of leopard cub born last year The long tail, which is used to balance while climbing is another feature used to distinguish this species from any of the other felines found in Arabia. The Leopard has a strong bite to drag its prey up trees or rocky caves. RETRACTABLE CLAWS Smart hunter Leopards in general are considered the smartests cats becasue they take their food on top af trees so nobody disturbs their meal and do not have to FORMER AND CURRENT TERRITORY OF THE ARABIAN LEDPARD RANGE AN AGGRESIVE AND SUCCSEFULL BREEDING PRO- Formerly common throughout GRAM the Arabian Peninsula, only small scattered populations now remain. A few individuals are confined to the Negev Desert in the north of Arabia, and in the south, populations are known from just one location in the Republic of Yemen and one in the Sultanate of Oman THE SEVEN AGNECIES INVOLVED 20 HOW BREEDING PROGRAMS WORK Thanks to the Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife, and it's partneships with breeding centres from Saudi Arabia and numbers of total 1-One of the most important Yemen the Arabian Leopard has a chance of staying with us longer. The Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife, located in Sharjah has succesfully been breeding the Arabian Leopard DGDVDH One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from each other, making the blood pool richer Sharjah, UAE DGDVDH Sharjah, UAE Sharjah, UAE DGDVDH aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from 3-One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from leopards at Historical range DGDVDH Sharjah, UAE Sharjah, UAE DGDVDH the centre in Possible Sharjah Probable 2-One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from 4-One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from IConfirmed DGDVDH DGDVDH Sharjah, UAE Sharjah, UAE 90% Of the Arabian leopard population declined at the beggining of the 19th century in Saudi Arabia The Endangered ARABIAN WILDLIFE Series STATUS EXTINCT THREATENED LOWER RISK EX EW EN VU NT LC CR Extinct in the Wild Extinct Endangered Vulnerable Least Concern Threatened VANISHING SPOTS ARABIAN LEOPARD Critically Endangered THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF LEOPARDS THROUGHOUT AFRICA AND ASIA Amur Leopard the most threatened with less than 25 remaining in the wild CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 200 The Borneo Leopard is a new species that was discovered a estimated number in the wild What most people call a Panther is actually a Leopard with a black pigmented coat Kingdom ANIMALIA CHORDATAI MAMMALIA CARNIVORA FELIDAE Phylum Class Order Family Scientific Name: Panthera pardus nimr Common Name/s: English - Arabian Leopard The Majestic Arabian Leopard in the Breeding centrte for endangered Arabian Wildlife in Sharjah. The Arabian leopard is in the Brink of dissapearing forever. However, there is a group of hardworking organizations in the UAE and other neighboring countries trying to save this Arabian treasure. Snow leopard one of the most elusive and greatly hunted because of its fur The coat is predominantly golden yellow/brown along the back but fades to a pale yellow or white on the belly and is almost entirely interspersed with rosettes and spots, which are a characteristic of the THREATS The Arabian leopard is Although the Arabian leopard is the biggest of the Arabian cats, it is still half the size of it's cousins in Africa and Asia Size Head-and-body length: 1.3 m Male weight: 30 kg Female weight: 20 kg threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation; hunting of its wild prey, and retalia- tory killing in defense of livestock. African Leopard: up to 1.90meters species. SMART HUNTER Leopards in general are considered the smartests cats becasue they take their food on top of trees so nobody disturbs their meal and do not have to deal with scavengers like other big cats wolves and Hyenas Arabian Leopard: 1:30 meters 6. PREY SPECIES As the natural prey species such as the tahr and the mountain gazelle are virtually extinct, leopards often have to turn to domestic stock, mainly goats, for food. Number of leopard cub born last year The long tail, which is used to balance while climbing is another feature used to distinguish this species from any of the other felines found in Arabia. The Leopard has a strong bite to drag its prey up trees or rocky caves. RETRACTABLE CLAWS Smart hunter Leopards in general are considered the smartests cats becasue they take their food on top af trees so nobody disturbs their meal and do not have to FORMER AND CURRENT TERRITORY OF THE ARABIAN LEDPARD RANGE AN AGGRESIVE AND SUCCSEFULL BREEDING PRO- Formerly common throughout GRAM the Arabian Peninsula, only small scattered populations now remain. A few individuals are confined to the Negev Desert in the north of Arabia, and in the south, populations are known from just one location in the Republic of Yemen and one in the Sultanate of Oman THE SEVEN AGNECIES INVOLVED 20 HOW BREEDING PROGRAMS WORK Thanks to the Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife, and it's partneships with breeding centres from Saudi Arabia and numbers of total 1-One of the most important Yemen the Arabian Leopard has a chance of staying with us longer. The Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife, located in Sharjah has succesfully been breeding the Arabian Leopard DGDVDH One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from each other, making the blood pool richer Sharjah, UAE DGDVDH Sharjah, UAE Sharjah, UAE DGDVDH aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from 3-One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from leopards at Historical range DGDVDH Sharjah, UAE Sharjah, UAE DGDVDH the centre in Possible Sharjah Probable 2-One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from 4-One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from IConfirmed DGDVDH DGDVDH Sharjah, UAE Sharjah, UAE 90% Of the Arabian leopard population declined at the beggining of the 19th century in Saudi Arabia The Endangered ARABIAN WILDLIFE Series STATUS EXTINCT THREATENED LOWER RISK EX EW EN VU NT LC CR Extinct in the Wild Extinct Endangered Vulnerable Least Concern Threatened VANISHING SPOTS ARABIAN LEOPARD Critically Endangered THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF LEOPARDS THROUGHOUT AFRICA AND ASIA Amur Leopard the most threatened with less than 25 remaining in the wild CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 200 The Borneo Leopard is a new species that was discovered a estimated number in the wild What most people call a Panther is actually a Leopard with a black pigmented coat Kingdom ANIMALIA CHORDATAI MAMMALIA CARNIVORA FELIDAE Phylum Class Order Family Scientific Name: Panthera pardus nimr Common Name/s: English - Arabian Leopard The Majestic Arabian Leopard in the Breeding centrte for endangered Arabian Wildlife in Sharjah. The Arabian leopard is in the Brink of dissapearing forever. However, there is a group of hardworking organizations in the UAE and other neighboring countries trying to save this Arabian treasure. Snow leopard one of the most elusive and greatly hunted because of its fur The coat is predominantly golden yellow/brown along the back but fades to a pale yellow or white on the belly and is almost entirely interspersed with rosettes and spots, which are a characteristic of the THREATS The Arabian leopard is Although the Arabian leopard is the biggest of the Arabian cats, it is still half the size of it's cousins in Africa and Asia Size Head-and-body length: 1.3 m Male weight: 30 kg Female weight: 20 kg threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation; hunting of its wild prey, and retalia- tory killing in defense of livestock. African Leopard: up to 1.90meters species. SMART HUNTER Leopards in general are considered the smartests cats becasue they take their food on top of trees so nobody disturbs their meal and do not have to deal with scavengers like other big cats wolves and Hyenas Arabian Leopard: 1:30 meters 6. PREY SPECIES As the natural prey species such as the tahr and the mountain gazelle are virtually extinct, leopards often have to turn to domestic stock, mainly goats, for food. Number of leopard cub born last year The long tail, which is used to balance while climbing is another feature used to distinguish this species from any of the other felines found in Arabia. The Leopard has a strong bite to drag its prey up trees or rocky caves. RETRACTABLE CLAWS Smart hunter Leopards in general are considered the smartests cats becasue they take their food on top af trees so nobody disturbs their meal and do not have to FORMER AND CURRENT TERRITORY OF THE ARABIAN LEDPARD RANGE AN AGGRESIVE AND SUCCSEFULL BREEDING PRO- Formerly common throughout GRAM the Arabian Peninsula, only small scattered populations now remain. A few individuals are confined to the Negev Desert in the north of Arabia, and in the south, populations are known from just one location in the Republic of Yemen and one in the Sultanate of Oman THE SEVEN AGNECIES INVOLVED 20 HOW BREEDING PROGRAMS WORK Thanks to the Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife, and it's partneships with breeding centres from Saudi Arabia and numbers of total 1-One of the most important Yemen the Arabian Leopard has a chance of staying with us longer. The Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife, located in Sharjah has succesfully been breeding the Arabian Leopard DGDVDH One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from each other, making the blood pool richer Sharjah, UAE DGDVDH Sharjah, UAE Sharjah, UAE DGDVDH aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from 3-One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from leopards at Historical range DGDVDH Sharjah, UAE Sharjah, UAE DGDVDH the centre in Possible Sharjah Probable 2-One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from 4-One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from IConfirmed DGDVDH DGDVDH Sharjah, UAE Sharjah, UAE 90% Of the Arabian leopard population declined at the beggining of the 19th century in Saudi Arabia The Endangered ARABIAN WILDLIFE Series STATUS EXTINCT THREATENED LOWER RISK EX EW EN VU NT LC CR Extinct in the Wild Extinct Endangered Vulnerable Least Concern Threatened VANISHING SPOTS ARABIAN LEOPARD Critically Endangered THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF LEOPARDS THROUGHOUT AFRICA AND ASIA Amur Leopard the most threatened with less than 25 remaining in the wild CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 200 The Borneo Leopard is a new species that was discovered a estimated number in the wild What most people call a Panther is actually a Leopard with a black pigmented coat Kingdom ANIMALIA CHORDATAI MAMMALIA CARNIVORA FELIDAE Phylum Class Order Family Scientific Name: Panthera pardus nimr Common Name/s: English - Arabian Leopard The Majestic Arabian Leopard in the Breeding centrte for endangered Arabian Wildlife in Sharjah. The Arabian leopard is in the Brink of dissapearing forever. However, there is a group of hardworking organizations in the UAE and other neighboring countries trying to save this Arabian treasure. Snow leopard one of the most elusive and greatly hunted because of its fur The coat is predominantly golden yellow/brown along the back but fades to a pale yellow or white on the belly and is almost entirely interspersed with rosettes and spots, which are a characteristic of the THREATS The Arabian leopard is Although the Arabian leopard is the biggest of the Arabian cats, it is still half the size of it's cousins in Africa and Asia Size Head-and-body length: 1.3 m Male weight: 30 kg Female weight: 20 kg threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation; hunting of its wild prey, and retalia- tory killing in defense of livestock. African Leopard: up to 1.90meters species. SMART HUNTER Leopards in general are considered the smartests cats becasue they take their food on top of trees so nobody disturbs their meal and do not have to deal with scavengers like other big cats wolves and Hyenas Arabian Leopard: 1:30 meters 6. PREY SPECIES As the natural prey species such as the tahr and the mountain gazelle are virtually extinct, leopards often have to turn to domestic stock, mainly goats, for food. Number of leopard cub born last year The long tail, which is used to balance while climbing is another feature used to distinguish this species from any of the other felines found in Arabia. The Leopard has a strong bite to drag its prey up trees or rocky caves. RETRACTABLE CLAWS Smart hunter Leopards in general are considered the smartests cats becasue they take their food on top af trees so nobody disturbs their meal and do not have to FORMER AND CURRENT TERRITORY OF THE ARABIAN LEDPARD RANGE AN AGGRESIVE AND SUCCSEFULL BREEDING PRO- Formerly common throughout GRAM the Arabian Peninsula, only small scattered populations now remain. A few individuals are confined to the Negev Desert in the north of Arabia, and in the south, populations are known from just one location in the Republic of Yemen and one in the Sultanate of Oman THE SEVEN AGNECIES INVOLVED 20 HOW BREEDING PROGRAMS WORK Thanks to the Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife, and it's partneships with breeding centres from Saudi Arabia and numbers of total 1-One of the most important Yemen the Arabian Leopard has a chance of staying with us longer. The Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife, located in Sharjah has succesfully been breeding the Arabian Leopard DGDVDH One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from each other, making the blood pool richer Sharjah, UAE DGDVDH Sharjah, UAE Sharjah, UAE DGDVDH aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from 3-One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from leopards at Historical range DGDVDH Sharjah, UAE Sharjah, UAE DGDVDH the centre in Possible Sharjah Probable 2-One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from 4-One of the most important aspects in breeding is having a variety of genetic material, so breeding centres from the peninsula "borrow" leopards from IConfirmed DGDVDH DGDVDH Sharjah, UAE Sharjah, UAE 90% Of the Arabian leopard population declined at the beggining of the 19th century in Saudi Arabia