The stray cat that Uncle Chongqing called the police was too fierce. That's a leopard cat! Why can such a creature become a second-class protected animal?

The stray cat that Uncle Chongqing called the police was so fierce that it was a leopard cat. This creature can become a second-class protected animal, because it is a rare wild animal and belongs to the category of endangered species, so it will be listed as a second-class protected animal. Wild leopard cats have been listed in IUCN 20 12 Red List of Endangered Species, and have also been listed in the second-class protected animals of Washington Convention.

Wild leopard cats are quite strange, different from ordinary domestic cats. Body length is 36-90cm, tail length 15-37cm, and weight is 3-8kg. Its tail is very long, even more than half the length of its body. It has brown stripes on its head and shoulders and yellowish spots behind its ears. The hair on its back is light.

Wild leopard cats mainly appear in mountain forest areas, as well as wild bushes around suburban and forest-edge villages. The distribution area is in coastal areas with low altitude, and there are alpine forest areas with an altitude of 3000 meters. The number is the largest among relatively open sparse trees and shrubs, and relatively small in dense virgin forests and relatively empty plains. However, in the arid desert, there are almost no sand dunes.

The number of wild leopard cats is very rare, so they are listed as national protected animals. You can't trade as a pet cat. If you see a wild leopard cat outside, you should call the police immediately. Never catch it privately, let alone keep it at home or treat it as a commercial transaction. It is also our responsibility to pay attention to the protection of rare wild animals.

In our daily life, we found that the leopard cats were not fully protected, and the number of leopard cats in some distribution areas decreased significantly. Leopard cats were once used for fur trading, so they were captured and hunted by people. These illegal acts are often reported. Leopard cats are very rare and should be protected.