THE FAR EASTERN LEOPARD PROGRAMME

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Leopard Land National Park holds volunteer events in Primorye

Leopard Land National Park holds volunteer events in Primorye

11 June 2013

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Far Eastern Leopard to be returned to its habitat from the Reintroduction Centre

Far Eastern Leopard to be returned to its habitat from the Reintroduction Centre

31 May 2013

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Sergei Ivanov elected a member of the Russian Geographical Society’s Board of Trustees

Sergei Ivanov elected a member of the Russian Geographical Society’s Board of Trustees

30 April 2013

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Leopard Land National Park turns one

Leopard Land National Park turns one

10 April 2013

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Winter leopard count completed

Winter leopard count completed

15 March 2013

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Environmentalists pay a farmer for damage done by a Far Eastern leopard

Environmentalists pay a farmer for damage done by a Far Eastern leopard

20 February 2013

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Land of the Leopard photo exhibit opens in Primorye Territory

Land of the Leopard photo exhibit opens in Primorye Territory

22 January 2013

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About the Far Eastern leopard

About the Far Eastern leopard

20 January 2013

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Far Eastern leopard census postponed due to severe cold

Far Eastern leopard census postponed due to severe cold

18 January 2013

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Land of the Leopard National Park receives protection zone

Land of the Leopard National Park receives protection zone

16 January 2013

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South Korea to restore Far Eastern leopard population

South Korea to restore Far Eastern leopard population

22 December 2012

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A meeting of the Supervisory Board of the Eurasian Centre for Leopard Preservation

A meeting of the Supervisory Board of the Eurasian Centre for Leopard Preservation

19 December 2012

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Five forest guard stations to be built in Leopard Land national park in Primorye

Five forest guard stations to be built in Leopard Land national park in Primorye

17 December 2012

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Russian and Chinese scientists to count Far Eastern leopards

Russian and Chinese scientists to count Far Eastern leopards

4 December 2012

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National park inspectors in the Primorye Territory prevented over 200 violations during autumn

National park inspectors in the Primorye Territory prevented over 200 violations during autumn

2 November 2012

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Specialists from the Kedrovaya Pad and Sayano-Shushensky reserves exchange experience

Specialists from the Kedrovaya Pad and Sayano-Shushensky reserves exchange experience

16 October 2012

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Vladimir Putin to discuss Far Eastern leopard's conservation at APEC Leaders’ Meeting

Vladimir Putin to discuss Far Eastern leopard's conservation at APEC Leaders’ Meeting

6 September 2012

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Sergei Ivanov’s report on saving the Far Eastern leopard

Sergei Ivanov’s report on saving the Far Eastern leopard

13 April 2012

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Resolution “On the Establishment of Leopard Land National Park”

Resolution “On the Establishment of Leopard Land National Park”

5 April 2012

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Results of the Far Eastern Leopard programme expedition

Results of the Far Eastern Leopard programme expedition

27 February 2012

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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