The Formosan clouded leopard is a subspecies of the rare clouded leopard (pictured).
TheFormosan clouded leopardwas declared extinct in 2013, though the last official sighting occurred in 1983.
Extensive logging ate away at its habitat, forcing it to retreat into the mountains.
The Formosan clouded leopard is a subspecies of the rare clouded leopard (pictured). (Photo:Stock Photosfrom Khaled Azam Noor/Shutterstock)
Formosan clouded leopard by Joseph Wolf.
For his part, Professor Chiung-hsi believes the reports.
It wouldn’t be the first time a seemingly extinct species popped back up.
Formosan clouded leopard by Joseph Wolf. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862 (Photo: Public Domain viaWikicommons)
Fingers crossed that the same is true for the Formosan clouded leopard.
h/t: [IFL Science!,Yahoo!]
