His name is a reference to the river close to which they live, called Love (Amur), that crosses Siberia and China. The Pantheras Pardus Orientalis lives in the south-east of Russia, and north-east of China. To this day, there's only 50 of them left. Their extinction is directly due to human activity : on one side, humans keep stealing their land. 90% of their territory has been deforested, for industry purposes.
And on another side, their bodies are believed to have virtues in chinese medecine, and they're outrageously hunted. Yup. .
Hunted by Tiny Tim. Pictures by provided by the artist.