Rare clouded leopard snapped by camera trap for first time in 20 years

 

Image Credit: Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

 

Camera traps, installed by park rangers on the Phnom Dongrak mountain range between November 1st and 24th, have captured the first images in 20 years of a rare clouded leopard, among several other wildlife species, according to Chaiwat Limlikhit-akson, director of the 9th Conservation Area Office.

 

He told the media on Thursday that the camera traps had captured hog deer, Asiatic wild dogs, a Malaysian night heron, a leopard and, most significantly, a clouded leopard, which had not been sighted there for the past two decades.

 

The camera traps were set up by park rangers along jungle paths heading toward Thung Kabarn Kabai savannah, which is a feeding ground of many species of wildlife.

 

Source: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/rare-clouded-leopard-snapped-by-camera-trap-for-first-time-in-20-years/

 

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I wonder will it end up curried or sauteed?

Fat BBQ hunters are enroute and are easy to spot with a car full of tusks ????

tycoons are salivating 

The poor Creatures days are numbered now.

More valuable Dead than alive to the rich must have the Trophy Brigade.

Nice they are still around.

we are seeing more sightings due to covid limiting human activity,just give nature room to breath,there must be a breeding population .i doubt it will last much longer due to over exploitation and destruction of wildlife here ,the incompetence of govt and badly run parks.ive been to many parks in asia,africa, europe and latam,here are some of the worse run.

I'm afraid it's days are numbered now. The cruel and disgusting eating habits of certain people from this part of the world will prevail, sad to say.

4 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

I'm afraid it's days are numbered now. The cruel and disgusting eating habits of certain people from this part of the world will prevail, sad to say.

 
Nah. The Thais are quite good with animal conservation. Not even the rich can get away with illegal hunting.
Add to that they have an incredible 127 national parks. 

 
We have wild elephants, tigers, leopards, bears, gaurs, monkeys, deer and badgers all running around in the forest plus over a thousand species of birds being the best in mainland Asia. Plus countless lizards and snakes. Compare that to neighboring Cambodia were they have all been wiped out and the forests all cut down. 
 

Trophy hunting is considered abhorrent to most Thais not a “sport” like in the western world. Fatty Ital-thai ate his black panther. 
 

Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate in the world.

On 11/27/2020 at 11:56 AM, webfact said:

Phnom Dongrak mountain range

 

 

21 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

neighboring Cambodia were they have all been wiped out and the forests all cut down. 

 

This mountain range with its jungles straddles Eastern Thailand (Isaan) and Northern Cambodia. The Clouded Leopard is an endangered species which IS present in Cambodia (quote:-)

WCS: Clock ticking to save endangered clouded leopard

Khouth Sophak Chakrya | Publication date 06 August 2020 | 22:57 ICT

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Ministry of Environment are requesting help to save the endangered clouded leopard and its habitat from extinction.

 

Photo taken in May 2020:-