Leopard cat
- ▼Characteristics of Leopard cats
- ▼Distribution of Taiwan Leopard cats
- ▼Traces of Leopard cats in Changwha
Crisis of Leopard cats
Pesticide damage
The use of chemicals directly or indirectly causes the death of leopard cats. The use of pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, and even rodenticides not only kills leopard cat prey (such as mice, squirrels, hares, birds, snakes, lizards, and even Insects) die due to poisoning, which directly affects the amount of food that the leoaprd cat can hunt. The leoaprd cat may also die from hunting prey that contains toxic substances in its body, gradually accumulating toxic substances. (Source:陳貞志,2018)

★Encourage the purchase of agricultural products grown using environmentally friendly farming methods
When farmers are willing to reduce the use of drugs and farm in an environmentally friendly way, not only can leopard cats and many wild animals live here safely, but people can also eat safe and healthy agricultural products.