‘Never-Before-Seen’ Trail-Cam Footage of Leopards and Tigers

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For World Wildlife Day 2025 (March 3), the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) shared some rare footage of Amur leopards and Amur tigers in China. The trail-camera footage shows tigers walking majestically, leopard cubs tackling their mother, and more.

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“Stop scrolling and take a moment to witness something truly special,” wrote WWF in its Instagram post sharing the compilation video of multiple trail-cam clips. “In celebration of #WorldWildlifeDay, we’re excited to share never-before-seen camera trap footage of leopards and tigers in northeast China. These incredible animals are thriving thanks to years of conservation efforts focused on habitat restoration.”

Though WWF says the animals are “thriving,” it has not always been this way, and there is still a very long way to go until the species’ populations are stable. Amur tigers nearly went extinct in the 1940s, with fewer than 50 individuals left in the wild, and Amur leopards are still considered critically endangered in the wild.

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