Plant trees to mark International Clouded Leopard Day and raise awareness for a species facing habitat loss across Southeast Asia and the Himalayas. A way to turn concern into real action through reforestation.
A world without tress would be a very barren land indeed so let’s plant as many as we can. Thank you to all who sponsor and water our seeds. 🌍🌱💦🌳🌏🌱💦🌴🌎🌱💦🌲
🌱 Fewer than 10,000 mature clouded leopards remain in the wild, threatened by deforestation across South and Southeast Asia.
Today, for International Clouded Leopard Day, we're planting with our Trees for Tigers project in India: restoring the kind of forest big cats need to hunt, den and roam.
Think of the clouded leopard as the "ghost" of the Southeast Asian jungle. Part squirrel, part saber-toothed tiger, and entirely elusive—these cats can climb head-first down trees and open their jaws wider than a lion. Considered vulnerable as a species, they need protection.
There are also clouded leopards in Nepal 🐆🇳🇵😄💚 International Clouded Leopard Day is celebrated on August 4 every year:
"Clouded leopards, one of the most elusive cats, were found for the first time at an altitude of 3498 meters (11476 feet) above sea level in the Langtang National Park in Nepal. The study, led by Özgün Emre Can from the University of Oxford, confirmed the existence of this cat species in this high altitude. Named after its cloud-like blotched pattern on the skin, the clouded leopard is found in the Nepali Himalayas in the west to southern China in the north and east, and Peninsular Malaysia in the south. It has been listed as a vulnerable species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Estimates say there are around 100 clouded leopards in Nepal and they were believed to be extinct in the country until 1987. Apart from the Langtang National Park, there have been reported sightings in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Chitwan National Park, Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, Makalu-Barun, Rara and Shivapuri Nagarjun National Parks."
There are also clouded leopards in Nepal 🐆🇳🇵😄💚 International Clouded Leopard Day is celebrated on August 4 every year:
“In his quest to document India's most elusive cat species, photographer and filmmaker Sandesh Kadur follows a pair of orphaned clouded leopards as they learn the skills they'll need to survive in the wild.”