THE FAR EASTERN LEOPARD PROGRAMME

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Far Eastern leopard reintroduction project launched in Primorye Territory

Far Eastern leopard reintroduction project launched in Primorye Territory

26 May 2023

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Far Eastern leopard population increases in Russia

Far Eastern leopard population increases in Russia

5 April 2023

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The Pope becomes a Leopard Keeper

The Pope becomes a Leopard Keeper

16 February 2023

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New leopard seen in national park in Primorye Territory

New leopard seen in national park in Primorye Territory

15 February 2023

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Sergei Ivanov speaks about the Far Eastern leopard preservation programme

Sergei Ivanov speaks about the Far Eastern leopard preservation programme

2 February 2023

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Leo 114F gets a new name

Leo 114F gets a new name

31 January 2023

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Far Eastern leopard reintroduction programme approved

Far Eastern leopard reintroduction programme approved

26 January 2023

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Typhoon the leopard settles down near Russia-China border

Typhoon the leopard settles down near Russia-China border

13 October 2022

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Casanova finds a new home beyond the Trans-Siberian Railway

Casanova finds a new home beyond the Trans-Siberian Railway

27 September 2022

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Far Eastern leopards get more Keepers

Far Eastern leopards get more Keepers

20 September 2022

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New Leo 77M images taken at Land of the Leopard National Park

New Leo 77M images taken at Land of the Leopard National Park

6 July 2022

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Land of the Leopard trail cameras spot the elderly leopard Leo 36M

Land of the Leopard trail cameras spot the elderly leopard Leo 36M

19 May 2022

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Another Land of the Leopard inhabitant gets a unique name

Another Land of the Leopard inhabitant gets a unique name

16 May 2022

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Telegram users choose a name for a Kedrovaya Pad leopard

Telegram users choose a name for a Kedrovaya Pad leopard

10 May 2022

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Far Eastern leopard population increases in Russia

Far Eastern leopard population increases in Russia

4 April 2022

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Photo monitoring network to be installed in Ussuri Nature Reserve

Photo monitoring network to be installed in Ussuri Nature Reserve

20 March 2022

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Leo 164F gets a ‘spicy’ name

Leo 164F gets a ‘spicy’ name

18 March 2022

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Another inhabitant of Land of the Leopard receives a name and keeper

Another inhabitant of Land of the Leopard receives a name and keeper

18 February 2022

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Russian and Korean scientists study genetic diversity in tigers and leopards

Russian and Korean scientists study genetic diversity in tigers and leopards

4 February 2022

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Leopard spotted beyond the Trans-Siberian Railway gets the name Casanova

Leopard spotted beyond the Trans-Siberian Railway gets the name Casanova

27 January 2022

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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