Many experts maintain that environmental changes, the exploitation of mountain areas, and increased hunting to sell the coats for profit are the major reasons for the clouded leopard's disappearance.
國內多位專家以為，棲息環境改變、山坡地開發、加上現代人出售雲豹皮圖利，導致捕殺量加劇，才是雲豹消失的主要原因。