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Amur Leopard Reintroduction

Amur leopard reintroduction is something that has been in planning stages for some years now.  The original plan was to use carefully selected captive-bred Amur leopards from a rigorously managed no-human contact group to create a secondary insurance population away from the current Amur leopard habitat. Many different organisations were involved in the planning of this ambitious enterprise.   Unfortunately, the use of Amur leopards from this managed population is on hold due to the war in Ukraine and at this time a full Amur leopard reintroduction is not possible.

Nevertheless, there is a relocation programme in place to increase the spread of the current population to an area approximately 200km from the source site. 

  • Three Amur leopards have been relocated from the core of their population in the Land of the Leopard National Park to the Ussuri Nature Reserve.
  • The project aims to establish a new population in the historic range of the southern part of Sikhote-Alin, Russia. The initial release of three leopards marks a significant milestone in the endeavour, with experts closely monitoring their movements and behaviours using satellite collars.

Read more about it here