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Spotted: endangered leopard in Bangladesh
- Photographs of leopards snapped by camera traps in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts confirm these critically endangered big cats still survive in the region as of June 2025.
- The species has declined due to habitat loss, prey reduction, poaching, and human conflict, with previous reports relying mainly on fleeting sightings and paw prints.
- Bangladesh's Creative Conservation Alliance and partners work to protect leopards within the remaining natural forest habitat bordering India and Myanmar, emphasizing coexistence efforts.
- At least 5,995 whole leopards or parts have been seized globally since 2000, with China identified as a major importer of skins, bones, and teeth, escalating threats to the species.
- The photographic evidence and conservation efforts raise hopes to prevent local extinction, highlighting the urgent need for protection measures amid widespread population declines in Asia.
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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…
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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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