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One small step for 3 Amur leopards, one giant leap for the rarest big cat species

By amyvangelderAmur leopard, Blog, WCS Russia

In a remarkable effort to restore the population of Amur leopards, a ground-breaking Amur leopard reintroduction program has been initiated. Three of these magnificent creatures have been relocated from the...

16th June 2023

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The Growth of Amur leopards & tigers in China

By estherconwayAmur leopard, News, WCS China

Northeast China has been identified as an important destination for big cats dispersing from source sites in Russia. With support from WildCats Conservation Alliance, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has documented...

12th April 2022

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Amur leopards of Korea’s past could hold clues to the species survival

By amyvangelderAmur leopard, News

Study led by ZSL and UCL teams shows that Amur leopards historically roamed within the city walls of Seoul, Korea. Historic accounts could help to teach us how to better...

19th November 2021

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Monitoring Amur leopards: Dale Miquelle

By estherconwayAmur leopard, Blog

by Dale Miquelle PhD When we establish a monitoring program to determine population trends for an endangered species, we often think of it as a necessary early warning system for...

17th May 2021

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Amur leopard and tiger populations in China

By estherconwayAmur leopard, News, WCS China (Monitoring) Reports

The latest report to WildCats from WCS on the Amur leopard and tiger populations in China contains positive news. WCS has been working in northeast China since 1998 and were...

10th May 2021

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Amur leopard conservation

By estherconwayAmur leopard, News, WCS Russia

WCS in Russia (ANO WCS) want to secure the future for Amur leopards and tigers in Southwest Primorye and neighbouring lands of Jilin Province in China. One way that they...

5th May 2021

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Amur leopard date

By estherconwayAmur leopard, News

Some great footage from Land of the Leopard National Park of an Amur leopard date earlier this month. These events usually occur when the female is in estrus, sprays her...

26th April 2021

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Sharing habitat with tigers and Amur leopards

By estherconwayAmur leopard, Blog

Cameras are used in the forests to monitor tigers and Amur leopards, which helps us to identify individual animals and record their movements and families. Photographs can also be used...

23rd July 2020

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Snowtracking Amur Leopards and Tigers in Northeast China

By estherconwayAmur leopard, Blog

The WCS China programme managed to get snowtracking amur leopards and tigers carried out before any COVID-19 lockdown occurred in the area. Walk a mile in their boots by Ren...

9th May 2020

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Monitoring Amur leopards and tigers

By estherconwayAmur leopard, News

There is positive news from WCS Russia in this report on the monitoring of Amur leopards and tigers across Southwest Primorye in the Russian Far East. WildCats Conservation Alliance (and...

5th May 2020

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Amur leopard rescue

By estherconwayAmur leopard, News

It is still a rare occurrence that wild Amur leopards come into the care of humans, but when they do they go to PRNCO ‘Tiger Center’ to receive any veterinary...

3rd July 2019

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Monitoring Amur leopards in LLNP

By estherconwayAmur leopard, News

WCS Russia carried out population monitoring of Amur leopards in the Nezhino and Northern sectors of Land of the Leopard National Park (LLNP) during 2018 and findings have been published...

13th May 2019

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