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| Kostyria, A.V.; Skorodelov, A.S.; Miquelle, D.G.; Aramilev, V.V.; McCullough, D. | |
| Results of camera trap survey of Far Eastern Leopard population in southwest Primorski Krai, winter 2002-2003 | |
| 2003 Full Book | |
Far Eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is the northernmost of 9 recently existent leopard subspecies (Miththapala et al. 1996; Uphyrkina et al. 2001). It is unique because inhabits temperate zone with low temperatures and snow cover in winter, which are extremal conditions for P. pardus species. Far Eastern leopards occur in southernmost part of Russian Far East (southwest Primorye). In 1998 in China only 5-7 leopards were found in the territory along Russian border (Jilin Province) (Yang et al. 1998). No evidence of leopards were found in Heilongjiang Province in China and Paektusan Mountains in North Korea (Sun et al. 1999; Kim Jin Rak et al. 1998). Far Eastern leopard along with Anatolian (P.p. tulliana), Arabian (P.p. nimr) and Barbary (P.p. panthera) species is on the verge of extinction and is listed in IUCN Red List (Nowell & Jackson, 1995). |
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