Zoologists report that the Formosan clouded leopard, a subspecies native to Taiwan, is now extinct and can no longer be found on the island — or anywhere else in the world. However, they neglected to discover even one leopard. People thought it was extinct in the light of the fact that no one ever spotted them since 1983. The Taiwanese Leopard, aka Formosan clouded leopard, is a rare species of large cat that is found in Taiwan. two The Formosan clouded leopard was once declared extinct in 2013, even though the closing professional sighting happened in 1983. The Formosan clouded leopard was officially declared extinct in 2013, after it had not been spotted since 1983 and a 13-year-long study by zoologists failed to find even one leopard. There is a little bit of hope in the form of a long-thought-extinct leopard was spotted to be alive and thriving by multiple witnesses in Taiwan. Unique to Taiwan, this elusive leopard species was thought to have gone extinct as far back as the 1980s with the last confirmed record being of a leopard skin found in the Taroko area in 1989. The population is listed as extinct on the IUCN Red List. The Formosan clouded leopard was declared extinct in 2013, though the last official sighting occurred in 1983. Historical records of this type of leopard date all the way back to the 13th century! Taiwanese and U.S. zoologists also surveyed the region during the period from 2001 to 2013, but they failed to find even one leopard. "Es gibt kaum eine Chance, dass der Nebelparder in Taiwan noch existiert", sagte der Zoologe Chiang Po-jen gegenüber der Central News Agency (CNA) in Taiwan. Unique to Taiwan, this elusive leopard species was thought to have gone extinct as far back as the 1980s with the last confirmed record being of a leopard skin found in the Taroko area in 1989. Taiwanese and U.S. zoologists likewise reviewed the district during the period from 2001 to 2013. The Formosan clouded leopard, also known as Neofelis nebulosa brachyura, is a subspecies of the clouded leopard, which is commonly found in Taiwan. The ‘extinct’ Asian big cat, similar to the clouded leopard (pictured above at Taipei city zoo in 2013) was last seen in 1983. A leopard species believed to be extinct for 36 years has been reportedly spotted in Taiwan by a group of villagers. Clouded Leopard erklärt ausgestorben in Taiwan Der Formosa-Nebelparder, eine in Taiwan beheimatete Unterart der Nebelparder, ist laut einem Zoologen-Team heute ausgestorben. The Formosan clouded leopard is also considered sacred to the Paiwan tribe, according to Taiwan News. It was last officially sighted in 1983, and in 2013, it was declared extinct.