US EditionSpotted: endangered leopard in Bangladesh
- Bangladesh's Creative Conservation Alliance released camera trap photos of critically endangered leopards in the Chittagong Hill Tracts forests as of June 2025.
- These sightings follow decades of habitat loss, prey depletion, and poaching that sharply decreased leopard populations, with earlier evidence based only on paw prints and fleeting sightings.
- Leopards face intense illegal trade pressures; over 5,995 whole leopards or products have been seized since 2000, with skins, claws, and teeth the most traded parts fueling demand, especially from China.
- CCA research officer Sourav Chakma emphasized the importance of safeguarding the species to prevent its extinction, noting its extremely rare and elusive characteristics.
- The latest evidence underscores the critical role of the Chittagong Hill Tracts' natural forests as vital wildlife habitat and calls for strengthened conservation to prevent possible extinction.
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Elusive and critically endangered leopard caught on camera
Leopards are “near threatened” worldwide, and listed as critically endangered in Bangladesh. That’s why staff members at the country’s non-profit organization Creative Conservation Alliance (CCA) were so excited when their camera traps captured photos of leopards. The big spotted cats were observed in the forests of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, a hilly region in Bangladesh on the border with India and Myanmar. “These photos provide evidence that…
‘Forgotten’ leopards being driven to silent extinction by poaching and trade
Leopards — solitary, enigmatic, nocturnal predators with golden fur splashed with dark rosette spots — have the widest range of any big cat. They’re found in a variety of habitats — rainforests, rocky mountains, grasslands and deserts — in both warm and cold climates. Worldwide, there are eight subspecies of leopards categorized based on their […]
Trail Cams Capture Photos of Rare Leopards in Remote Forests
The Creative Conservation Alliance announced it has captured extremely rare trail-cam photos of leopards in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of southeastern Bangladesh. The organization says these photos prove that the big cats still live in the region, but no one knows how much longer they’ll be able to survive there. “Our field team has recently captured incredible camera trap photos of leopards from the remote forests of the Chittagong Hill Tracts,…
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