#formosan clouded leopard

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today's daily is: the formosan clouded leopard! (n. n. brachyurus)

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[ID: digital drawing of a Formosan clouded leopard, a small, spotted wild species of cat, standing with its head lifted up and mouth open. Green and blue outlines surround it. end ID.]

The formosan clouded leopard, Neofelis nebulosa, is extinct in Taiwan. While we've lost the original population, there is some hope that N. nebulosa may be able to be reintroduced if their historic range is protected.

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Whispers of the Wild

Cheraine Collette

Netherlands

These presented works highlight the beauty, elegance, vigour and resilience of the critically endangered feline species.

Neutral Density Photography Awards 2023

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Various taxidermied Formosan clouded leopards, including both cubs and adult specimens, on display at the National Taiwan Museum. Officially declared extinct in 2013, the last confirmed sighting of a live individual took place in the 1980s. [ x ]

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Leopard thought to be extinct spotted in Taitung, Taiwan.The Formosan clouded leopard, long though to be extinct, has been spotted in eastern Taiwan's Taitung County.

Excerpt from this story in Taiwan News:

A leopard thought to be extinct, the Formosan clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa brachyura), has been spotted by several witnesses in the wilderness of southeast Taiwan, reported CNA.

Alangyi Village rangers recently spotted what they believed to be a Formosan clouded leopard hunting goats on a cliff in Taitung County's Daren Township. In response, the Taitung District Office of the Forestry Bureau said that this is a very important development and they are actively working on confirming the sighting.

Kao Cheng-chi (高正治), President of the Association of the Austronesian Community College Development Association and village chief of the Paiwan Tribe, said that in June of last year, the Alangyi Village set up a team of rangers to patrol traditional areas. Unexpectedly, two different groups of rangers spotted what the Paiwan people refer to as "Li' uljaw," or what is known in the West as the Formosan clouded leopard, on the prowl in the wild.

One team member vividly described clearly seeing a leopard climbing a tree, before scrambling up a cliff to hunt goats. Another team member described seeing a leopard darting past a scooter before scurrying up a tree and going out of sight.

From the Center for Biological Diversity:

Dreams sometimes do come true. One of the world's most beautiful cats, the Formosan clouded leopard, was declared extinct in 2013 ... but it now seems to have reappeared. Rangers spotted more than one leopard on the outskirts of a township hunting goats, while a group of motorists reported a lone leopard prowling around their scooters.

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Formosan Clouded Leopard Adult, juvinial, and cub

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An illustration by Joseph Wolf of the now-extinct Formosan clouded leopard, published in 1862 as part of that year’s edition of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. [ x ]