THE FAR EASTERN LEOPARD PROGRAMME

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Land of the Leopard National Park takes part in All-Russia Science Festival

Land of the Leopard National Park takes part in All-Russia Science Festival

13 October 2014

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Leopard Keeper contest applications arrive from across the country

Leopard Keeper contest applications arrive from across the country

9 October 2014

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Leopard safety to be discussed at the Nature Without Borders forum in Primorye

Leopard safety to be discussed at the Nature Without Borders forum in Primorye

7 October 2014

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New data from trail cameras in Land of the Leopard

New data from trail cameras in Land of the Leopard

6 October 2014

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Leopard Land inspectors consider using quadcopters to patrol the area

Leopard Land inspectors consider using quadcopters to patrol the area

1 October 2014

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School students in Slavyanka give leopard a ‘spotted’ name

School students in Slavyanka give leopard a ‘spotted’ name

30 September 2014

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Land of the Leopard National Park represented at India conference

Land of the Leopard National Park represented at India conference

29 September 2014

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Primorye Territory celebrates Leopard Day

Primorye Territory celebrates Leopard Day

22 September 2014

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Leopard Land festival to be held in Primorye

Leopard Land festival to be held in Primorye

17 September 2014

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Delegation from Leopard Land National Park takes part in Chinese international environmental forum

Delegation from Leopard Land National Park takes part in Chinese international environmental forum

15 September 2014

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Far Eastern leopard leaves his ‘mark’ on camera trap

Far Eastern leopard leaves his ‘mark’ on camera trap

12 September 2014

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First entries submitted for Leopard Keeper contest

First entries submitted for Leopard Keeper contest

9 September 2014

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Leopard Keeper contest

Leopard Keeper contest

15 July 2014

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Meet Meamur the leopard

Meet Meamur the leopard

14 July 2014

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Meet the leopard called Sochi

Meet the leopard called Sochi

7 July 2014

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A series of films to be made about Land of the Leopard National Park

A series of films to be made about Land of the Leopard National Park

7 July 2014

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Meet Hors the leopard

Meet Hors the leopard

30 June 2014

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Meet Lel the leopard

Meet Lel the leopard

23 June 2014

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Russia, China approve plan for joint environmental activity

Russia, China approve plan for joint environmental activity

22 June 2014

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Over 300 people took part in the “Let’s save the leopard together” campaign in Vladivostok

Over 300 people took part in the “Let’s save the leopard together” campaign in Vladivostok

7 June 2014

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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