THE FAR EASTERN LEOPARD PROGRAMME

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New video of the white-pawed leopard

New video of the white-pawed leopard

20 November 2013

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New addition to the family of Far Eastern leopards

New addition to the family of Far Eastern leopards

15 November 2013

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Vladimir Putin issues instructions on the conservation of rare felines

Vladimir Putin issues instructions on the conservation of rare felines

11 November 2013

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Video of a leopard in “white gloves” recorded at Land of the Leopard

Video of a leopard in “white gloves” recorded at Land of the Leopard

7 November 2013

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Foreign guests at Land of the Leopard

Foreign guests at Land of the Leopard

31 October 2013

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Leopard naming contest deadline extended until 1 December 2013

Leopard naming contest deadline extended until 1 December 2013

17 October 2013

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Land of the Leopard National Park at All-Russia Science Festival 2013

Land of the Leopard National Park at All-Russia Science Festival 2013

12 October 2013

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Sergei Ivanov inspects the Narvinsky Tunnel construction site

Sergei Ivanov inspects the Narvinsky Tunnel construction site

10 October 2013

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Sergei Ivanov visits Land of the Leopard National Park

Sergei Ivanov visits Land of the Leopard National Park

10 October 2013

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Good news from trail cameras

Good news from trail cameras

10 October 2013

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Cooperation agreement signed

Cooperation agreement signed

25 September 2013

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International Environment Forum at Changbaishan Nature Reserve

International Environment Forum at Changbaishan Nature Reserve

18 September 2013

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Normal weather returns to Leopard Land National Park

Normal weather returns to Leopard Land National Park

22 August 2013

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Getting to know the Far Eastern leopard

Getting to know the Far Eastern leopard

21 August 2013

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Land of the Leopard national park announces a contest to come up with the best leopard name

Land of the Leopard national park announces a contest to come up with the best leopard name

12 August 2013

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New photo traps for studying the leopard

New photo traps for studying the leopard

8 August 2013

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Far Eastern leopards to be released from zoos in Primorye Territory

Far Eastern leopards to be released from zoos in Primorye Territory

23 July 2013

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Scientists study Far Eastern leopard disease risk

Scientists study Far Eastern leopard disease risk

22 July 2013

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Youth Day at Land of the Leopard National Park

Youth Day at Land of the Leopard National Park

4 July 2013

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Leopard Land National Park receives new equipment

Leopard Land National Park receives new equipment

1 July 2013

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19 photos

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