One of seven remaining female Amur Leopards killed

Some times it's really disheartening to see what the results of ignorance are. Only seven female Amur Leopards remained in the wild, and now a Russian hunter has killed one. Link to the story is HERE.

I'm not anti-hunting mind you. I've been a hunter all my life, and continue to be, but this story isn't about hunting, it's about ignorance. Very sad and discouraging.

Bill -

I can't access the link.

Here's the correct link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070423/sc_nm/russia_leopard_dc

The killing is just sad. I just hope we don't end up wiping them out.

Hmmm, for some reason I can't get the link to work correctly. Sorry about that, but the story is on Yahoo News.

What's perhaps crazier is that it wasn't killed for any apparent purpose - at least if someone wants the pelt there seems to be a reason (albiet a bad one). But just leaving it there? This seems especially senseless.

Very sad. Not much to say. Mankind sucks.

At times I really despair!

David, this will be a case of a mindless idiot who cannot, or does not care to, ID the quarry correctly before sighting the gun and pulling the trigger. - this is why hunters should carry binos.

Taking the pelt would have been a evidence of who to blame - I have no doubt that this is a protected species in Russia.

PS I am a hunter.

Hey Bill

Wow, man .. thanks for posting this .. sad as it makes me.

Cheers

Carl

Very sad indeed.

My hear breaks when I read things like this. I can only hope that those of us with sense and compassion outnumber idiots like that hunter and someday common sense kicks in everywhere.

I'm a dreamer,
Johnnie

I didn't know these existed until I saw Planet Earth. Somehow knowing there's one less makes me wish I never found out.

Very sad. I despair about mankind sometimes, and have to remember the GOOD things.
Sandy r