Clouded leopards are considered vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature due to habitat destruction and illegal poaching. Still, there is reason to be optimistic about their future. The knowledge we have gained from studying them has helped inform conservation practices and strategies in their native Thailand. . . . Since 2002, the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute have collaborated with Nashville Zoo, Point Defiance Zoo, Thailand’s Zoological Park Organization and the Clouded Leopard Species Survival Plan as part of the Clouded Leopard Consortium (CLC). Together, we develop breeding programs and field monitoring projects for clouded leopards in Thailand. . . . The first successful clouded leopard artificial insemination was performed at Nashville Zoo in 1992 by Smithsonian scientist Dr. JoGayle Howard and Nashville Zoo president Rick Schwartz. To date, we’ve welcomed 50 surviving cubs at our Front Royal campus! SSP coordination with the CLC in Thailand has resulted in the birth of more than 80 cubs! . . . #WeSaveSpecies