Land of the Leopard National Park has presented its wildlife conservation projects at the 5th International Wildlife Management Congress in Sapporo (Japan). A number of plenary sessions, roundtables and symposiums on various aspects of wildlife management and research were held during the congress. Taking part in the forum from Land of the Leopard was Yelena Salmanova, deputy director for research and environmental education. Aside from moderating the section devoted to modern techniques in large mammal research, she also made her own presentation on large wild cats that inhabit Russia and Asia.

In her talk, Salmanova focused on the role of specially protected natural areas in Far Eastern leopard conservation. Thanks to her presentation, some of the forum's participants learned about Far Eastern leopards for the first time and were surprised by their non-aggressiveness towards humans.

"The congress was on the whole a fine opportunity to exchange experience. Wide and diverse as the world may be, different countries face pretty similar wildlife conservation problems. It was very interesting to find out about the experience of our foreign colleagues on many issues. After the congress, some new, interesting ideas that can be applied to Land of the Leopard have come up. They may be put to practical use on our territory quite soon," Salmanova said.

The next International Wildlife Management Congress will be held in a few years. Researchers at Land of the Leopard hope that by that time, they will have plenty of new exciting data to share with their colleagues.