THE FAR EASTERN LEOPARD PROGRAMME

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Leopard Land National Park takes part in PITE-2014

Leopard Land National Park takes part in PITE-2014

19 May 2014

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Expert meeting on studying and preserving the Far Eastern leopard in South Korea

Expert meeting on studying and preserving the Far Eastern leopard in South Korea

24 April 2014

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Meeting of the Russian Geographical Society Board of Trustees

Meeting of the Russian Geographical Society Board of Trustees

16 April 2014

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Interview with Director of the Land of Leopard National Park Andrei Borodin

Interview with Director of the Land of Leopard National Park Andrei Borodin

14 April 2014

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Leopard’s Godfather event

Leopard’s Godfather event

8 April 2014

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Camera traps catch a new Far Eastern leopard for the first time

Camera traps catch a new Far Eastern leopard for the first time

1 April 2014

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Far Eastern universities to train specialists in the study and conservation of leopards

Far Eastern universities to train specialists in the study and conservation of leopards

22 March 2014

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Some 100 new camera traps to be installed in Leopard Land National Park

Some 100 new camera traps to be installed in Leopard Land National Park

19 March 2014

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A sibling of a Far Eastern leopard with white paws follows a tourist trail on the Leopard Path

A sibling of a Far Eastern leopard with white paws follows a tourist trail on the Leopard Path

13 March 2014

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Photo census of young animals conducted at Land of the Leopard National Park

Photo census of young animals conducted at Land of the Leopard National Park

4 March 2014

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Meeting of the Supervisory Board of the Far Eastern Leopards Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of the Far Eastern Leopards Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation

28 February 2014

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Sergei Ivanov visits a photo exhibition on leopards in Sochi

Sergei Ivanov visits a photo exhibition on leopards in Sochi

16 February 2014

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Cooperation with the Primorye Territory Division of the Federal Drug Control Service

Cooperation with the Primorye Territory Division of the Federal Drug Control Service

31 January 2014

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Centre for the study of diseases of Far Eastern leopards opens in Primorye Territory

Centre for the study of diseases of Far Eastern leopards opens in Primorye Territory

21 January 2014

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Reality show about a family of Far Eastern leopards

Reality show about a family of Far Eastern leopards

13 January 2014

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Sergei Ivanov thanks Primorye Territory residents for saving the Far Eastern leopard

Sergei Ivanov thanks Primorye Territory residents for saving the Far Eastern leopard

27 December 2013

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Leopard with white paws gets a name

Leopard with white paws gets a name

25 December 2013

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New version of the Strategy for the Conservation of the Far Eastern Leopard in Russia

New version of the Strategy for the Conservation of the Far Eastern Leopard in Russia

6 December 2013

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Volunteers from the Far Eastern Federal University work for Far Eastern leopard conservation

Volunteers from the Far Eastern Federal University work for Far Eastern leopard conservation

3 December 2013

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Leopards seen near Khasan District deer farm again

Leopards seen near Khasan District deer farm again

1 December 2013

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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