Leopards in danger of extinction: archive, 18 September 1963
by Guardian Staff from on (#MT5V)
The demand for leopard skin coats, especially in the United States and Western Europe is endangering the animal
Nairobi, September 17
Women's fashions were blamed today for the gradual extinction of the leopard.
An official statement by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which is holding a conference here, said illegal trade in leopard skins was endangering the leopard's future in Africa.
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