Like other big cats, the leopard is endangered across west Africa.- Bleak wider picture - Q: What is the situation of ...

By Elodie Toto There are only about 350 mature leopards left in West Africa, according to the latest regional assessment by the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority. Leopards (Panthera ...

An ultra-rare black leopard — with a silky-looking, shiny coat — was spotted in Africa for the first time in more than 100 years, and the wildlife photographer who captured the elusive big cat credits ...

A wildlife photographer captured stunning images of a rare African black leopard, which would be among the first high-quality photos of such a creature on the continent. Will Burrard-Lucas snapped ...

Turns out, the mythical African black leopard really does exist. Biologists shot rare footage of the sleek big cat walking majestically in Kenya — the first time the animal has been photographed in ...

Though appearing similar with their golden coats and rosette spots, jaguars and leopards are distinct big cats. Jaguars ...

The black leopard, known as a black panther in Africa and Asia, is a secretive and elusive creature, one in which wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas dreamed of capturing in high-quality ...

Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas couldn’t have been luckier when a big black cat crossed his path while snapping wildlife in Kenya last month. “I couldn’t believe it,” Burrard-Lucas writes in a blog ...

One of South Africa’s largest big- game outfitters, who arranged hunts for clients from the Rocky Mountain region, poached leopards in South Africa and then smuggled the hides and skulls to a longtime ...

Nope, this isn't a Marvel comic book: The black panther made a rare appearance in Africa. On Monday, the San Diego Zoo confirmed a rare black leopard, sometimes called black panther, was spotted by ...

The leopard stands out as an elusive, versatile, and adaptable animal. Researchers have just published the first genomic data for the African subspecies of the leopard. The results showed an ...

A black leopard has been photographed in Africa for the first time in more than 100 years. There aren't many of the creatures in the region, and sightings are extremely rare. The stunning images were ...