Amur Leopard The amur leopard also know as the eastern leopard is the rarest big cat on earth. There are now only 19-26 amur leopards left in the wild. Amur leopards are crepuscular meaning that they are active during dawn and dusk. Amur leopards are solitary unless the females have offspring. The amur leopard lives in a small area between Vladivostok in Russia and the chines border. poaching of amur leopards is a main threat to their survival and they are mostly killed by local Russians living in and around the amur leopards habitat. The Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA) is an organization to conserve the Amur leopard and amur tiger.