Photo of the Day #112: Amur Leopard

It may not be perfectly framed, but I still love the intensity of the stare of the Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) in this photo. In the wild this subspecies of leopard exists essentially as a remnant population, only about 40 being left in the wild. Conservation efforts to shore up those numbers are a bit stunted due to political concerns, the Amur leopard being less popular/charismatic than the Amur tiger, etc., and it seems very probable that this subspecies could be lost.