{"id":2457,"date":"2026-07-11T05:35:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T05:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildleopard.net\/?page_id=2457"},"modified":"2026-07-11T09:55:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T09:55:37","slug":"living-intelligence-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wildleopard.net\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Intelligence Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BLOOD OF THE LEOPARD – A Mission Leopard Initiative<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

New to Blood of the Leopard?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blood of the Leopard is Mission Leopard’s living intelligence publication, providing evidence-based assessments of illegal leopard trade, organised wildlife crime and emerging conservation threats.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 <\/strong>Go Here for the Blood of the Leopard Overview<\/strong> and Section Links<\/strong><\/a> including information on the illegal global demand for big cat body parts, trafficking networks, crime convergence, enforcement gaps, the scale of the trade and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read below for Intelligence Assessments in constant review as part of the living document<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SOUTH ASIA INTELLIGENCE BRIEF<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Living Intelligence Assessment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Assessment Date:<\/strong> 11 July 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead Assessment<\/strong>
Current evidence indicates that organised criminal networks continue to sustain the illegal trade in leopard body parts across South Asia through adaptive trafficking routes, persistent demand, and exploitation of both human\u2013wildlife conflict and digital marketplaces. While enforcement continues to disrupt trafficking activity, long-term conservation success will depend upon reducing both commercial demand and the supply opportunities that enable illegal trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n

INTELLIGENCE FOCUS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Current analytical priorities include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2714 Illegal trade in leopard skins, bones, claws and teeth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2714 Organised wildlife crime and criminal network behaviour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2714 Human\u2013leopard conflict as a driver of illegal supply<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2714 Cross-border trafficking across South Asia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2714 Online wildlife trade and digital marketplaces<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2714 Conservation intelligence supporting better decision-making<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

REGIONAL ASSESSMENT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Theme<\/th>Current Assessment<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Illegal Leopard Trade<\/td>HIGH<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Organised Crime Involvement<\/td>HIGH<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Cross-border Trafficking<\/td>HIGH<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Human\u2013Leopard Conflict<\/td>ELEVATED<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Online Wildlife Trade<\/td>INCREASING CONCERN<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Overall Conservation Outlook<\/td>REQUIRES URGENT ACTION<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n

WHY THIS PANEL EXISTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Blood of the Leopard is a living intelligence publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than simply recording wildlife seizures or reporting individual trafficking incidents, this assessment continually evaluates emerging trends, conservation threats and organised wildlife crime across the leopard’s range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The purpose is not only to document events, but to understand what they collectively reveal about the evolving illegal trade and the conservation challenges facing leopards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As new information becomes available, these assessments will be refined to improve understanding and support better conservation decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

CURRENT GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Primary Intelligence Region<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

South Asia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current assessments include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Illegal wildlife trade<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Organised crime<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Human\u2013wildlife conflict<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Cross-border trafficking<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Online wildlife crime<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Conservation policy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Intelligence Expansion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Southeast Asia<\/strong> (In Development)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Africa<\/strong> (In Development)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central Asia<\/strong> (Future)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middle East<\/strong> (Future)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

OUR APPROACH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mission Leopard believes that successful conservation depends upon understanding the systems that threaten wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our assessments integrate field observations, published research, open-source information and conservation analysis to improve understanding of illegal wildlife trade and support better conservation decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

Observe \u2192 Understand \u2192 Decide \u2192 ACTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

LAST UPDATED<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

11 July 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This intelligence assessment is reviewed and updated as significant new information becomes available. Blood of the Leopard Sections HERE<\/a><\/strong> are updated as appropriate in conjuction with intelligence assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BLOOD OF THE LEOPARD – A Mission Leopard Initiative New to Blood of the Leopard? Blood of the Leopard is Mission Leopard’s living intelligence publication, providing evidence-based assessments of illegal leopard trade, organised wildlife crime and emerging conservation threats. \u2192 Go Here for the Blood of the Leopard Overview and Section Links including information on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildleopard.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2457"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildleopard.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildleopard.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildleopard.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildleopard.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2457"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wildleopard.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2478,"href":"https:\/\/wildleopard.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2457\/revisions\/2478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildleopard.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}