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Asia's big cats are all threatened, due to habitat loss, decline in prey numbers and illegal trade in skins and body parts. NPL is supporting the EIA campaign, in conjunction with the Wildlife Conservation Society of India, to expose the trans-Himalayan trade in the skins of tigers and other Asian big cats. This gallery illustrates some of the threats faced by tigers and other Asian big cats and some of the work being undertaken to protect them. It depicts the key subspecies of tigers and Asian leopards, including rare images of Amur leopard and Siberian tigers in the wild.
Snow leopard furs (confiscated) used as decoration inside yurt (tent), Gobi Desert, Mongolia.
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Gertrud & Helmut Denzau / Snow leopard furs (confiscated) used as decoration inside yurt (tent), Gobi Desert, Mongolia.
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) baring teeth, Bandhavgarh, India.
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Espen Bergersen / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) baring teeth, Bandhavgarh, India.
Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female 'Machali', Ranthambore NP,~India
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Andy Rouse / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female 'Machali', Ranthambore NP,~India
Tiger {Panthera tigris} skull and bones taken from illegal trade, India
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Vivek Menon / Tiger {Panthera tigris} skull and bones taken from illegal trade, India
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female stalking Sambar deer, Ranthambore NP, Rajasthan, India (non-ex)
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Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female stalking Sambar deer, Ranthambore NP, Rajasthan, India (non-ex)
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) stalking deer, and craning neck, Ranthambore, India.
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Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) stalking deer, and craning neck, Ranthambore, India.
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) 11 month cubs play fighting, Ranthambhore National Park, India.
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Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) 11 month cubs play fighting, Ranthambhore National Park, India.
Siberian / Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) yawning, Male rescued from poachers, ÊUtyos Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Kutuzovka Village, Russian Far East, in taiga forest, Endangered species
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Mark Carwardine / Siberian / Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) yawning, Male rescued from poachers, ÊUtyos Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Kutuzovka Village, Russian Far East, in taiga forest, Endangered species
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) old female 'Machali' drinking, Ranthambhore National Park, India.
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Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) old female 'Machali' drinking, Ranthambhore National Park, India.
Confiscated skins of three Amur / Siberian tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) killed by poachers, Lazovskiy district, Primorskiy Krai, Russian Far East. August 2010.
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Vladimir Medvedev / Confiscated skins of three Amur / Siberian tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) killed by poachers, Lazovskiy district, Primorskiy Krai, Russian Far East. August 2010.
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) 11 month cubs play fighting, Ranthambhore National Park, India.
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Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) 11 month cubs play fighting, Ranthambhore National Park, India.
Tiger leg bones and feet with claws for sale as medicine by Tibetans in a market near Fugong, Yunnan Province, China 2006
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Pete Oxford / Tiger leg bones and feet with claws for sale as medicine by Tibetans in a market near Fugong, Yunnan Province, China 2006
Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) running through plants, captive occurs in South East Asia.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) running through plants, captive occurs in South East Asia.
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) Guwahati, Assam, India, captive
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Dr. Axel Gebauer / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) Guwahati, Assam, India, captive
Female Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor), captive, native to the Caucasus, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.
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Edwin Giesbers / Female Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor), captive, native to the Caucasus, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.
Woman in a shop selling a sword with a Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) jaw as an adornment, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
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Sandesh Kadur / Woman in a shop selling a sword with a Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) jaw as an adornment, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) walking down snow covered slope, Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India
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Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) walking down snow covered slope, Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India
Wild female Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) on rocky hillside, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species. Commended in Wildlife Photograp...
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Vladimir Medvedev / Wild female Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) on rocky hillside, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species. Commended in Wildlife Photograp...
Amur / Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) female in the wild, walking down a hillside, Lazovskiy zapovednik / Lazo Reserve protected area, Primorskiy krai, Far Eastern Russia, February 2012
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Vladimir Medvedev / Amur / Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) female in the wild, walking down a hillside, Lazovskiy zapovednik / Lazo Reserve protected area, Primorskiy krai, Far Eastern Russia, February 2012
Market in Poiet, selling animal body skulls and skins, including Kouprey (Bos sauveli) skull, and Leopard skin (Panthera pardus) Poiet, Cambodia. Critically endangered species.
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Roland Seitre / Market in Poiet, selling animal body skulls and skins, including Kouprey (Bos sauveli) skull, and Leopard skin (Panthera pardus) Poiet, Cambodia. Critically endangered species.
Asiatic lioness with two cubs (Panthera leo persica), Gir Forest NP, Gujarat, India
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Uri Golman / Asiatic lioness with two cubs (Panthera leo persica), Gir Forest NP, Gujarat, India
Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni), Malaysia. Captive. An Endangered species, only around 500 remain .
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Daniel Heuclin / Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni), Malaysia. Captive. An Endangered species, only around 500 remain .
Tiger {Panthera tigris} bones and skulls from illegal wildlife trade, India
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Vivek Menon / Tiger {Panthera tigris} bones and skulls from illegal wildlife trade, India
Male Bengal Tiger {Panthera tigris tigris} head profile, Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Nick Garbutt / Male Bengal Tiger {Panthera tigris tigris} head profile, Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Tiger bone wine for sale {Panthera tigris} Tokyo, Japan
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Vivek Menon / Tiger bone wine for sale {Panthera tigris} Tokyo, Japan
Tiger leg bones and feet with claws together for sale as medicine by Tibetans in a market near Fugong, Yunnan Province, China 2006
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Pete Oxford / Tiger leg bones and feet with claws together for sale as medicine by Tibetans in a market near Fugong, Yunnan Province, China 2006
Female Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) 'Kankuti' walking in Bandhavgarh National Park, India.
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Theo Webb / Female Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) 'Kankuti' walking in Bandhavgarh National Park, India.
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female 'T19 Krishna' carrying 2 month cub, Ranthambhore National Park, India.
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Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female 'T19 Krishna' carrying 2 month cub, Ranthambhore National Park, India.
Tiger skin, skull and bones {Panthera tigris} illegal trade, India
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Vivek Menon / Tiger skin, skull and bones {Panthera tigris} illegal trade, India
Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) cub, Bandhavgarh National Park, India
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Axel Gomille / Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) cub, Bandhavgarh National Park, India
Male Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) known as 'Sundar' (B2) patrolling territory, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. Endangered species.
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Nick Garbutt / Male Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) known as 'Sundar' (B2) patrolling territory, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. Endangered species.
Chinese plasters made from Musk deer and Tiger bone.
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Ashok Jain / Chinese plasters made from Musk deer and Tiger bone.
Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) adult female drinking water, her juvenile cub beside her. Bandhavgarh National Park, India, April
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Andy Trowbridge / Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) adult female drinking water, her juvenile cub beside her. Bandhavgarh National Park, India, April
Chang Naga man in festival dress with tiger claws (Panthera tigris) around his face, Hornbill (Bucerotidae) feathers on hat, and Wild boar (Sus scrofa) tusks on headdress, Tuensang district. Nagaland,...
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Pete Oxford / Chang Naga man in festival dress with tiger claws (Panthera tigris) around his face, Hornbill (Bucerotidae) feathers on hat, and Wild boar (Sus scrofa) tusks on headdress, Tuensang district. Nagaland,...
Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) young cub, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, taken on location for 'Tiger - Spy in the Jungle' July 2008
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John Downer / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) young cub, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, taken on location for 'Tiger - Spy in the Jungle' July 2008
Tourists posing with chained Tiger (Panthera tigris) Thailand. Captive, occurs in Asia. Endangered species.
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Roland Seitre / Tourists posing with chained Tiger (Panthera tigris) Thailand. Captive, occurs in Asia. Endangered species.
Malayan Tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) in river, Malaysia. Captive in natural setting.
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Daniel Heuclin / Malayan Tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) in river, Malaysia. Captive in natural setting.
Head portrait of Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) with face half cast in shadow, and mouth open, captive
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Edwin Giesbers / Head portrait of Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) with face half cast in shadow, and mouth open, captive
Amur / Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) female in the wild, near the coast, Lazovskiy zapovednik /Lazo Reserve protected area, Primorskiy krai, Far Eastern Russia, February 2012
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Vladimir Medvedev / Amur / Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) female in the wild, near the coast, Lazovskiy zapovednik /Lazo Reserve protected area, Primorskiy krai, Far Eastern Russia, February 2012
Amur / Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) female in the wild, on a hillside, Lazovskiy zapovednik / Lazo Reserve protected area, Primorskiy krai, Far Eastern Russia, February 2012
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Vladimir Medvedev,Vladimir Medvedev / Amur / Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) female in the wild, on a hillside, Lazovskiy zapovednik / Lazo Reserve protected area, Primorskiy krai, Far Eastern Russia, February 2012
Siberian tiger anti-poaching patrol with arrested poachers (with secret police for extra protection), 600 miles north of Vladivostok, Primorksy, Russian Far East, October 2005
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Mark Carwardine / Siberian tiger anti-poaching patrol with arrested poachers (with secret police for extra protection), 600 miles north of Vladivostok, Primorksy, Russian Far East, October 2005
Two Siberian tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) play-fighting in the snow, captive
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Edwin Giesbers / Two Siberian tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) play-fighting in the snow, captive
Poacher arrested by Siberian tiger anti-poaching patrol (with secret police for extra protection), 600 miles north of Vladivostok, Primorsky, Russian Far East, October 2005
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Mark Carwardine / Poacher arrested by Siberian tiger anti-poaching patrol (with secret police for extra protection), 600 miles north of Vladivostok, Primorsky, Russian Far East, October 2005
Illegal wildlife products for sale including tiger and leopard skins, Tachileh, Burma
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Karl Ammann / Illegal wildlife products for sale including tiger and leopard skins, Tachileh, Burma
Amur / Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) female in the wild, in forest, Lazovskiy zapovednik / Lazo Reserve protected area/ Primorskiy krai, Far Eastern Russia, February 2012
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Vladimir Medvedev / Amur / Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) female in the wild, in forest, Lazovskiy zapovednik / Lazo Reserve protected area/ Primorskiy krai, Far Eastern Russia, February 2012
Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) footprints in the snow, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species
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Vladimir Medvedev / Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) footprints in the snow, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species
Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) profile view, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorskiy krai, Far East Russia. January, Critically endangered species.
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Vladimir Medvedev / Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) profile view, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorskiy krai, Far East Russia. January, Critically endangered species.
Wild Amur leopard {Panthera pardus orientalis} feeding on wild goat prey, Ussuriland, Far East Russia, 2004
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Barrie Britton / Wild Amur leopard {Panthera pardus orientalis} feeding on wild goat prey, Ussuriland, Far East Russia, 2004
Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) watching prey, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka (non-ex)
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Andy Rouse / Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) watching prey, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka (non-ex)
Indian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca), subspecies from Asia, male resting on tree, Nagarhole National Park, India
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Axel Gomille / Indian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca), subspecies from Asia, male resting on tree, Nagarhole National Park, India
Sri Lanka leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) snarling profile, captive
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Edwin Giesbers / Sri Lanka leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) snarling profile, captive
Persian leopard / Caucasian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) portrait. Novosibirsk Zoo, Russia. Captive, occurs in Central and Southwest Asia. Endangered species.
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Roland Seitre / Persian leopard / Caucasian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) portrait. Novosibirsk Zoo, Russia. Captive, occurs in Central and Southwest Asia. Endangered species.
Wild female Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) resting, camouflaged on rocky mountainside, at an altitude of 2500m, Altai mountains, Mongolia. July
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Eric Dragesco / Wild female Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) resting, camouflaged on rocky mountainside, at an altitude of 2500m, Altai mountains, Mongolia. July
Snow leopards (Panthera uncia) Tian Shan / Celestial Mountains, Kyrgyzstan, captive.
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Axel Gomille / Snow leopards (Panthera uncia) Tian Shan / Celestial Mountains, Kyrgyzstan, captive.
Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) in snow, captive, USA
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Andy Rouse / Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) in snow, captive, USA
Snow leopard furs (confiscated) used as decoration inside yurt (tent), Gobi Desert, Mongolia.
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Gertrud & Helmut Denzau / Snow leopard furs (confiscated) used as decoration inside yurt (tent), Gobi Desert, Mongolia.
Snow leopard {Panthera uncia} face portrait, China, captive
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Snow leopard {Panthera uncia} face portrait, China, captive
Two poached Snow Leopard skins (Panthera uncia) held by a Ranger, Tchoichin (left) and the Director of Gobi National Park (right) Mongolia,
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Eric Dragesco / Two poached Snow Leopard skins (Panthera uncia) held by a Ranger, Tchoichin (left) and the Director of Gobi National Park (right) Mongolia,
Wild snow leopard hidding behind rockHemis NP - Ladakh - INDIA
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Francois Savigny / Wild snow leopard hidding behind rockHemis NP - Ladakh - INDIA
Snow leopard {Panthera uncia} camouflaged in crevice on rocky ground, China, captive
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Snow leopard {Panthera uncia} camouflaged in crevice on rocky ground, China, captive
Cameraman Mark Smith using radio tracking equipment to track Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) Hindu Kush, Pakistan. For BBC Natural World programme on Snow Leopard, 2007
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Jeff Wilson / Cameraman Mark Smith using radio tracking equipment to track Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) Hindu Kush, Pakistan. For BBC Natural World programme on Snow Leopard, 2007
Nails and paws of Tigers and Leopards on sale. Delhi India Roadside Market
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Ashok Jain / Nails and paws of Tigers and Leopards on sale. Delhi India Roadside Market
Asiatic lion cub (Panthera leo persica) looking up into tree, possibly at a bird, Gir Forest NP, Gujarat, India
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Uri Golman / Asiatic lion cub (Panthera leo persica) looking up into tree, possibly at a bird, Gir Forest NP, Gujarat, India
Asiatic lion male portrait {Panthera leo persica} Gir NP, Gujarat, India
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Anup Shah / Asiatic lion male portrait {Panthera leo persica} Gir NP, Gujarat, India
Asiatic lion female and young hunting {Panthera leo persica} Gir NP, Gujarat, India. Critically endangered species
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Elio Della Ferrera / Asiatic lion female and young hunting {Panthera leo persica} Gir NP, Gujarat, India. Critically endangered species
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) climbing tree, Assam, India, captive.
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Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) climbing tree, Assam, India, captive.
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) skin hanging inside a kitchen belonging to a Naga headman, with a woman cooking nearby, Shatuza, Nagaland, India, 2011.
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Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) skin hanging inside a kitchen belonging to a Naga headman, with a woman cooking nearby, Shatuza, Nagaland, India, 2011.
Juvenile Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) drinking water in a raised acclimatisation enclosure, part of a rehabilitation project, Manas National Park, Kokrajhar, Assam, India, September 2009.
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Sandesh Kadur / Juvenile Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) drinking water in a raised acclimatisation enclosure, part of a rehabilitation project, Manas National Park, Kokrajhar, Assam, India, September 2009.
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) walking along fallen tree trunk, Assam, India, captive. Vulnerable species.
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Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) walking along fallen tree trunk, Assam, India, captive. Vulnerable species.
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) skin for sale in market, Tachileik, Burma. Vulnerable species.
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Roland Seitre / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) skin for sale in market, Tachileik, Burma. Vulnerable species.
Just released Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) climbing down tree at release point, part of a rehabilitation project, Manas National Park, Kokrajhar, Assam, India, September 2009.
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Sandesh Kadur / Just released Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) climbing down tree at release point, part of a rehabilitation project, Manas National Park, Kokrajhar, Assam, India, September 2009.
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) in profile with mouth open, Assam, India, captive.
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Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) in profile with mouth open, Assam, India, captive.
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) portrait, Assam, India, captive.
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Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) portrait, Assam, India, captive.
Two juvenile Clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa) with keeper at a rehabilitation site, Manas National Park, Kokrajhar, Assam, India, 2009, captive.
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Sandesh Kadur / Two juvenile Clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa) with keeper at a rehabilitation site, Manas National Park, Kokrajhar, Assam, India, 2009, captive.