THE FAR EASTERN LEOPARD PROGRAMME

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New phase in Far Eastern leopard count kicks off

New phase in Far Eastern leopard count kicks off

29 November 2017

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Far Eastern leopard’s voice recorded in the wild for the first time

Far Eastern leopard’s voice recorded in the wild for the first time

24 November 2017

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Land of the Leopard hosts seminar on anatomical pathology of wild animals

Land of the Leopard hosts seminar on anatomical pathology of wild animals

16 November 2017

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Land of the Leopard to be named after Nikolai Vorontsov

Land of the Leopard to be named after Nikolai Vorontsov

15 November 2017

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Pamela the leopardess seen with a cub

Pamela the leopardess seen with a cub

30 October 2017

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Camera traps to monitor leopards crossing a motorway

Camera traps to monitor leopards crossing a motorway

27 October 2017

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Far Eastern leopard named in honour of a famous ship

Far Eastern leopard named in honour of a famous ship

10 October 2017

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Central compound opens at Land of the Leopard

Central compound opens at Land of the Leopard

20 September 2017

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Largest leopard conservation centre to open in Primorye Territory

Largest leopard conservation centre to open in Primorye Territory

13 September 2017

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600 people take part in charity run to support Far East rare wild cats

600 people take part in charity run to support Far East rare wild cats

6 September 2017

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Leopard Day held in Moscow

Leopard Day held in Moscow

28 August 2017

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Eastern Economic Forum to hold Far Eastern leopard and Amur tiger charity run

Eastern Economic Forum to hold Far Eastern leopard and Amur tiger charity run

23 August 2017

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Huge leopard graffiti painted at a vista point near Zolotoy Bridge

Huge leopard graffiti painted at a vista point near Zolotoy Bridge

10 August 2017

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Far Eastern leopard graffiti to appear in Vladivostok

Far Eastern leopard graffiti to appear in Vladivostok

1 August 2017

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Leopard mating games captured by trail camera for the first time

Leopard mating games captured by trail camera for the first time

17 July 2017

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Far Eastern leopard wounded in winter survives and recovers

Far Eastern leopard wounded in winter survives and recovers

16 June 2017

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Moscow students learn about Far Eastern leopards

Moscow students learn about Far Eastern leopards

17 May 2017

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Researchers consider settling Far Eastern leopards in southern Primorye

Researchers consider settling Far Eastern leopards in southern Primorye

3 May 2017

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Leopardess Bary gives birth to first offspring

Leopardess Bary gives birth to first offspring

19 April 2017

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Sergei Donskoi congratulates Land of the Leopard on its fifth anniversary

Sergei Donskoi congratulates Land of the Leopard on its fifth anniversary

5 April 2017

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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