A COMPLEX APPROACH TO STUDY THE AMUR LEOPARD USING CAMERA TRAPS IN PROTECTED AREAS IN THE SOUTHWEST OF PRIMORSKY KRAI (RUSSIAN FAR EAST)
Journal Title: Nature Conservation Research. Заповедная наука - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
The paper describes the methodology and preliminary results of a complex camera trap study of the Amur leopard. The main studies were concentrated on protected areas: the Land of the Leopard National Park with its buffer zone and the Kedrovaya Pad' Biosphere Reserve, a total area of 3600 km2. The first results of the 2014–2015 survey period are presented. According to spatial capture-recapture analysis at least 57 adult Amur leopards occupied the Russian protected areas with the density of about 0.98 individuals/100 km2. The sex ratio (male : female) was 1:1.2. Five breeding females with 11 cubs were registered in 2014 and 9 females with 16 cubs in 2015. The basis was founded for long-term monitoring of and fundamental research on the Amur leopard in the protected areas in Primorsky Krai.
Authors and Affiliations
Anna V. Vitkalova, Elena I. Shevtsova
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- EP ID EP323899
- DOI 10.24189/ncr.2016.027
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