Indian Leopard

Subject – Environment

Context – Roadkill and extinction risk for leopards in North India

Concept –

The Indian leopard (Pantherapardusfusca) is a leopard subspecies widely distributed on the Indian subcontinent.
It is one of the big cats occurring on the Indian subcontinent, apart from the Asiatic lion, Bengal tiger, snow leopard and clouded leopard.
It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): Appendix I
Wildlife Protection Act 1972: Schedule 1
Habitat – India, Nepal, Bhutan and parts of Pakistan.