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| Sarukhanova, S. | |
| Leopard Boom in Azerbaijan | |
| 2014 Full Book | |
Six different leopards have been photographed or filmed in Azerbaijan in the past year - four in the Nakhchivan Republic and two in the Talish Mountains. This is remarkable, since not so long ago no-one believed that leopards were left in the Caucasus at all. For 30 to 40 years it was nigh on impossible to find any reliable scientific data about the presence of the big cats. The programme for leopard conservation in the Caucasus started in early 2000. In those days, the WWF field team had to spend weeks or months in the Hyrkan forest or arid landscapes of Zangezur to find any trace of leopards. |
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