I AM DEAD. LOCK ME.

[Soruc]

Haven't checked this thread in a while. Adding everyone and adding that stamp.

Has anyone got one of those Amur Leopard plushes? I want one. They're fluffy.
Here's how one of them looks like:

[I have no love]

you missed me. I'm not complaining just letting you know

[amarok.]

I, Goldenpaws, would like to be added to the list.

[Soruc]

Added everyone, sorry if I missed you. Everyone should be on the list now.

[I have no love]

thanks!

[Cinn]

I, :Malicious:, would like to be added to the list.

Why didn't I join this a long time ago? Sign me up c:

[Soruc]

Adding you.

[Guest]

I, scarlett 00, would like to be added to the list.

[Soruc]

New topic:
What should be done to Amur Leopard Poachers?

I think that they should be severely fined, or put in jail for a few months. Correct me if that is what they already do.

Some stuff you might want to know:

Reasons why leopards are hunted

Between February 2002 and April 2003, six Amur leopard skins were confiscated; the remains of two Amur leopards shot by poachers were found in January 2004 and the remains of a young female shot by a poacher were found in April 2007. Poachers include relatively rich Russians (both locals and people from nearby cities) as well as poor local villagers. Factors that have led to relatively intensive poaching in the leopard’s range include:

Good accessibility.
Forests in Southwest Primorye are relatively accessible, the area is more densely populated than most of the Russian Far East, and Russia is a hunting culture both for sport and for the pot. The two main cities of Primorski Krai - Vladivostok and Ussurisk - are only two or three hours drive away, and the leopard’s range holds some of the most popular hunting grounds for city residents.

High unemployment levels.
Many local industries in Southwest Primorye collapsed after the fall of the Soviet Union. Collective farming of deer and salmon was reduced, and fur-farming and cereal production were discontinued. As a result, many local villagers lost their jobs and turned to the forest as a source of income and food to feed their families. However, in recent years employment opportunities have been increasing.

China’s proximity.
Chinese nationals illegally cross the border and strip the forests of wildlife and other non-timber-forest-products (NTFPs) such as the endangered medicinal plant ginseng. Chinese traders create a demand for illegally harvested wildlife and plants among Russians and Chinese alike.

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[Soruc]

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