LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 22:1 January 2022
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Enact Change: Clouded Leopards

Sanjana Paulson


Clouded Leopard at the Nashville Zoo
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouded_leopard

The Earth is like a true friendship: people realize its value only after it’s gone. So many people love the world we live in, yet they deplete and damage the resources that come from it for their own benefit. Practices such as deforestation and pollution harm the planet that we call home. Because of them, many species of plants and animals become more at risk of endangerment or even extinction. However, if people can destroy what’s around them, then they can restore it as well. When people decide to come together for a certain cause, change of unexpected sizes can occur. The people that can help solve problems don’t need any qualifications or specialties; even the standard person can do something that, in turn, achieves change. Anyone can contribute to change by providing whatever they can give, including their finances and time.


Bengal Tiger
Courtesy: en.wikipedia.org

In today’s world, many species are at risk of becoming endangered and are considered vulnerable. Among this group is the clouded leopard, a species of medium-sized cat that calls the “dry tropical forests and mangrove swamps” of South China, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas their home (“Clouded Leopards”). Also referred to by its scientific name “Neofelis nebulosa”, the clouded leopard is estimated to have a total population of 10,000, with no single population having more than 1,000 individual animals (“Clouded Leopard”, Smithsonian’s National Zoo; “Clouded Leopards”; “Clouded Leopard Status”).

Known as the Tree Tiger in some parts of Asia, clouded leopards are considered to be “one of the most arboreal of all cats”, meaning that they spend a lot of their time in the branches of trees (“Clouded Leopard”, ISEC; “Clouded Leopard Status”). Sadly, the needs of humans are now leading to the elimination of the living spaces of these animals. The deforestation of rainforests in Malaysia and Indonesia have greatly affected the population and living conditions of this species; since many areas are being logged for the creation of agricultural plantations, these big cats are being driven away from their ruined homes more and more every year (“Clouded Leopard Status”). As a result, clouded leopards are “often killed as retaliation for killing livestock” by local farmers (“Clouded Leopards”).

Because they have no choice but to find new homes in the developing areas of Asia, they face a greater chance of being attacked by people, decreasing their population and making them more vulnerable. Clouded leopards are now being hunted for their beautiful, unique fur, as well as for their meat and bones; the products from this animal serve a variety of purposes, including fashion and traditional medicine (“Clouded Leopard Status”). They are also captured to be traded as illegal pets (“Clouded Leopard”, ISEC). Although these innocent creatures are being used in a plethora of ways for the selfish benefits of the human race, many people are working to improve the population of these animals.

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Sanjana Paulson
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