THE FAR EASTERN LEOPARD PROGRAMME

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Far Eastern leopard wounded in winter survives and recovers

Far Eastern leopard wounded in winter survives and recovers

16 June 2017

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Moscow students learn about Far Eastern leopards

Moscow students learn about Far Eastern leopards

17 May 2017

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Researchers consider settling Far Eastern leopards in southern Primorye

Researchers consider settling Far Eastern leopards in southern Primorye

3 May 2017

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Leopardess Bary gives birth to first offspring

Leopardess Bary gives birth to first offspring

19 April 2017

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Sergei Donskoi congratulates Land of the Leopard on its fifth anniversary

Sergei Donskoi congratulates Land of the Leopard on its fifth anniversary

5 April 2017

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Sergei Ivanov: 2016 was an important milestone for Land of the Leopard National Park

Sergei Ivanov: 2016 was an important milestone for Land of the Leopard National Park

28 March 2017

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Overweight male leopard spotted in China

Overweight male leopard spotted in China

10 March 2017

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Far Eastern leopard decorates Rossiya aircraft

Far Eastern leopard decorates Rossiya aircraft

28 February 2017

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Leo 63F named after Roman goddess

Leo 63F named after Roman goddess

21 February 2017

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Leopards adjusting to the safe passage over the Narvinsky Tunnel

Leopards adjusting to the safe passage over the Narvinsky Tunnel

15 February 2017

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Leopardess from Kedrovaya Pad named Leia

Leopardess from Kedrovaya Pad named Leia

10 February 2017

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Far Eastern leopards on display at the Russia's Primeval Nature festival

Far Eastern leopards on display at the Russia's Primeval Nature festival

20 January 2017

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Environmental Treasures of Russia exhibition opens Year of the Environment

Environmental Treasures of Russia exhibition opens Year of the Environment

12 January 2017

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Sergei Ivanov: Russia has avoided the threat of rare species’ extinction

Sergei Ivanov: Russia has avoided the threat of rare species’ extinction

16 December 2016

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Russian and Chinese experts monitor migration of rare wild cats

Russian and Chinese experts monitor migration of rare wild cats

6 December 2016

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Zhivaya Planeta to broadcast film about Leo 80M

Zhivaya Planeta to broadcast film about Leo 80M

15 November 2016

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Chinese nature reserves, Land of the Leopard exchange wild cat data

Chinese nature reserves, Land of the Leopard exchange wild cat data

20 October 2016

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10 leopard cubs born in Land of the Leopard in 2016

10 leopard cubs born in Land of the Leopard in 2016

13 October 2016

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Wild cat train arrives in Vladivostok on Tiger Day

Wild cat train arrives in Vladivostok on Tiger Day

27 September 2016

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Leopard and tiger images decorate Russian Railways trains

Leopard and tiger images decorate Russian Railways trains

19 September 2016

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The Far Eastern leopard prefers areas of high relief, with steep hill slopes, rock outcrops and watersheds

The Far Eastern leopard is the northernmost leopard subspecies, found north of the 45th parallel. These days, it can be found only in the southwest of the Primorye Territory

The maximum body length is 136 centimetres in males and 112 centimetres in females; the length of tails is 90 and 73 centimetres, respectively; the maximum weight is 60 kilogrammes

The Far Eastern leopard’s biology has already been studied in-depth, yet further efforts are needed to find out more about the species’ capability to adapt to the changing environment

Leopard newborns are blind, and have thick, long fur. Their skin is covered with small, solid brownish and black spots, with no rosettes. At birth, they weigh 500 to 700 grammes, on average, and measure 15 centimeters in length

Wildlife Preserve personnel talk about some of the most acute problems, particularly poaching

Sergei Ivanov visits Leopard Wildlife Preserve

Far Eastern leopards become sexually mature by the age of 2.5 to 3, males usually a bit later than females

Sergei Ivanov delivers the keynote speech on the conservation of the Far Eastern leopard at a St Petersburg session of the Russian Geographic Society’s Board of Trustees

The Far Eastern leopard programme has entered a new phase after two months of exploration across southwestern regions of the Primorye Territory, with existing camera traps checked and new ones installed

According to the most optimistic estimates, the world’s Far Eastern leopard population is 40, with 30 leopards presumably dwelling in the Primprye Territory, and the remaining ten in China

Unless emergency conservation measures are taken, the leopard population will go extinct. With this in mind, a strategy was enacted in Russia in 1999 to save the Far Eastern leopard

Leopard hunting was officially banned in 1956, but the expansion of agriculture, especially reindeer breeding, in leopard-populated areas destabilised the population

Russia’s Nikolai Przhevalsky and Mikhail Yankovsky are the first researchers to have provided information about the Far Eastern leopard. They mentioned this species in their expedition notes

China plans to set up nine frontier preserves for the Far Eastern leopard and the Amur tiger in the next few years

Leopards’ life expectancy in the wild is 10 to 15 years, while in captivity they can live up to 20 years

Far Eastern leopard arrives at Barnaul Zoo

Leopards prey mostly on ungulates, such as roe deer, boar, axis deer, and red deer. Their diet may also include hare, badger, raccoon, pheasant, hazel grouse, and various insects

Kedrovaya Pad and Leopard wildlife preserves are two major participants in the leopard conservation effort in the Primorye Territory