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 * media type="youtube" key="ql-WAQnX8OQ" height="391" width="675" || ** Facts about the Panther **
 * ** The Black Panther is an endangered species. **
 * ** Human beings are the only predator to the adult Panther **
 * ** It is not known the population of the black panther **
 * ** there are many related species **
 * ** too difficult to track. [[image:black-panther-mom-and-cubs.jpg width="324" height="228" align="center"]]
 * [|Disney's Jungle Book with BlackPanther][[image:http://y2u.co.uk/Knowledge_Information/I_zq5/RN_Animal_Black_Panther_1.jpg width="579" height="398" caption="A melanistic black jaguar, or "black panther""]] || **Black Panthers can adapt well to different environments and habitats.**
 * **They are an endangered species.**
 * **Their population is shrinking along with their habitats.**
 * **Human beings are the biggest threat to the survival of black panthers.**
 * **The environmental changes are also a big threat to black panthers.**
 * The U.S Endangered Species Act has listed the countries where the panthers are Threatened and Endangered**
 * **African continent as “Threatened”**
 * **South Africa “//Endangered//”**
 * **Africa and Middle East & Asia "Endangered" .**
 * **In the 1970s, all leopards were listed as vulnerable by the World Conservation Union (IUCN)**
 * **International trade in leopard is prohibited.**


 * Threat from Human Beings**
 * **Farmers have killed them with poison and traps to protect livestock or people.**
 * **Hunters have killed them for adventure and for their beautiful and precious furs.**


 * Threat from the Environment**


 * **Habitat loss is threatening the survival of black panthers.**
 * **Environmental contamination such as mercury and other chemicals is also a cause of death of wild animals including black panthers.** ||