Carnivora Obscura

More endangered species. Lately, I've been focusing on lesser-known subspecies of iconic carnivores long menaced by over-hunting:

Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)
Current Range: The Gir Forest, Gujarat, India
Conservation Status: Endangered

Persian leopard (Panthera pardus ciscausica)
Current Range: Northern Middle East, from eastern Turkey to western Afghanistan
Conservation Status: Endangered

Darwin's fox (Lycalopex fulvipes)
Current Range: Southern coastal Chile, especially Chiloé Island
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered (pop. c. 320 estimated in 2008 -- 70 on the mainland, 250 on Chiloé Island)

Red wolf (Canis rufus/Canis lupus rufus)
Current Range: North Carolina and pockets of the southeastern United States
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered (pop. c. 300 estimated in 2007, mostly in captivity)

Formosan black bear (Ursus thibetanus formosanus)
Current Range: Taiwan
Conservation Status: Endangered