Human AchievementsFake Furs Are Saving Zambia's Leopards From ExtinctionA synthetic fur program for traditional Lozi ceremonies has cut leopard poaching and helped wild populations recover across western Zambia — the first study to prove demand-reduction actually works.
ScienceSynthetic Furs Are Helping Zambia's Leopards Bounce BackA Panthera-led switch from real to synthetic leopard skins in traditional Zambian ceremonies could save over 1,000 leopards over the next decade, new research shows.
NewsWest African Leopards Are Rebounding in Benin's Pendjari ParkCamera-trap data show leopard density climbing from 2017 to 2023 inside Benin's Pendjari National Park — a rare bright spot for one of the world's most endangered leopard populations.
