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Wang, Y.; Chu, S.-W.; Wildt, D.; Seal, U.S.
Clouded leopard (_Neofelis nebulosa brachyurus_) Executive Summary
1995 Conference Proceeding
The clouded leopard is endangered throughout Asia, although there is no information on population sizes. As a result of habitat destruction and exploitation, the clouded leopard population in Taiwan has decreased in numbers and may be extinct. Only three sightings of clouded leopards have been recorded in the past 40 years. The most recent report was in 1989 when the skin of a small clouded leopard was found in the Taroko area. The Formosan clouded leopard was proclaimed an endangered species under the Cultural and Natural Heritage Act. Results from questionnaires and surveys of hunters within the past 10 years have yielded no records of clouded leopards. The distribution of possible suitable habitat stretches from Chatien Mountain in the north to Tawu Mountain in the south. Aside from this information, the general biology and other information pertinent to conserving this species is completely lacking.
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