The Decline of Big Cats in 50 Years

 

Tigers may be extinct within 12 years

Amur leopards - of which only about 35 are thought to exist in the wild - may be extinct within 3 or 4 years.

In the 70s and 80s, 18,000 jaguars were killed each year for their fur. The numbers are still rapidly declining.

Half of Africa’s lion populations face extinction within the next 40 years.