Editing Leopard cat (section)

== Threats ==
[[File:Prionailurus bengalensis pelt id.jpg|thumb|Skin and skin details from an identification guide for law enforcement agents]]

In China, leopard cats are hunted mainly for their fur. Between 1984 and 1989, about 200,000 skins were exported yearly. A survey carried out in 1989 among major fur traders revealed more than 800,000 skins on stock. Since the [[European Union]] imposed an import ban in 1988, Japan has become the main importing country, and received 50,000 skins in 1989.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Nowell, K. |author2=Jackson, P. |year=1996 |title=Wild Cats: status survey and conservation action plan |location=Gland, Switzerland |publisher=IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group |chapter=Leopard Cat ''Prionailurus bengalensis'' (Kerr 1792): Principal Threats |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724185409/http://lynx.uio.no/lynx/catsgportal/cat-website/catfolk/bengal07.htm |archive-date=2011-07-24 |chapter-url=http://lynx.uio.no/lynx/catsgportal/cat-website/catfolk/bengal07.htm}}</ref> Although commercial trade is much reduced, the leopard cat continues to be hunted throughout most of its range for fur, food, and for sale as a pet. It is widely viewed as a poultry thief and killed in retribution.<ref name=iucn />

In [[Myanmar]], 483 body parts of at least 443 individuals were observed in four markets surveyed between 1991 and 2006. Numbers were significantly larger than non-threatened species. Three of the surveyed markets are situated on international borders with China and Thailand, and cater to international buyers, although the leopard cat is completely protected under Myanmar's national legislation. Implementation and enforcement of [[CITES]] is considered inadequate.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Shepherd, C. R. |author2=Nijman, V. |year=2008 |title=The wild cat trade in Myanmar |location=Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |publisher=TRAFFIC Southeast Asia |url=http://www.traffic.org/species-reports/traffic_species_mammals40.pdf |access-date=2011-02-19 |archive-date=2010-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704203401/http://www.traffic.org/species-reports/traffic_species_mammals40.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>