# @deannadeshea on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJMvRhlKqMQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61209823-deannadeshea-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/27f8c0207b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-05-03T17:01:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Deanna DeShea (@deannadeshea) — https://gondola.cc/deannadeshea

## Caption

A ghost in the golden grass,
A shimmer between shadows—
The leopard moves unseen,
Yet leaves the wild forever changed.

We are losing them—
not in storms,
but in silence.
One by one, the wild fades.

#InternationalLeopardDay

The illegal wildlife trade is a growing threat to African leopards, targeted for their hides, bones, and claws—prized for rarity and misguided beliefs in their medicinal value. Often overlooked, these elusive cats are increasingly falling victim to demand.

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ART THAT HONORS THE WILD
deannadeshea.com
© #DeannaDeShea

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