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Threats to Big Cats: Poachers
Threats to Big Cats: Poachers
While reviewing footage from one of their camera traps, scientists find footage of poachers in the woods. Poachers are people who illegally kill animals. Poachers benefit from killing these animals by selling the animals for money.
Grades
6 - 12+
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Biology
National Geographic Explorer Sandesh Kadur leads a team trying to stop poaching.
There are two species of clouded leopard, Neofelis diardi and Neofelis nebulosa. Clouded leopards are considered “vulnerable” according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species™, and both species are only found in parts of Asia. The IUCN estimates that no more than 10,000 clouded leopards remain in the wild. In an attempt to study these elusive animals, researchers set camera traps and instead find poachers on the hunt for rare animals.
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Last Updated
August 11, 2026
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