Amur leopard enters new territory. A recent census of spotted cats showed that their population, since the last registration, increased by half.
Now in Primorye live about fifty leopards, some of whom are very young ones, it was announced at a press conference on the results of a one-time accounting leopard on the trail in the snow. Together with the increased number of rare birds of prey and their habitat area, so now feral cats entering new territory.
Data counts the number of Amur leopards give us hope that one of the rarest feline predators do not become extinct in the near future. Even a number of feral cats does not guarantee to preserve the species, experts say.
" Fifty individuals leopard - is also critical little as thirty , - Said the program coordinator of the Amur branch WWF Sergei Aramilev - Once your reports will appear seventy or even a hundred specimens of a large cat, then we can say that there have been significant advances in the fight for the survival of the Amur leopard, and this type is not in danger ".
This year saw a new leopard, now students will be predators put forward several groups of scientists and hunters. Interaction with foreign colleagues also paid off. China is also actively involved in the maintenance of separate leopard, the country found a small group of spotted cats. According to some reports individual leopards live in North Korea, but check out this scientist is not possible.
" Areal leopard moved to the north, to the territory of the regional reserve Poltava. Now they are properly established control, so in comes the leopard. This is a positive trend. And most surprisingly, he settles malooblesennye territory " - Said the director of the Department of protection, control and regulation of use of fauna Vladimir Vasiliev.
For example, the leopard is found in the southern part of Russia - on the border with North Korea. Environmentalists and scientists animal crosses the borders of the three countries, and inhabit the forests of China, North Korea and Russia.
In the near future is expected to sign the agreement between the administration of the Primorsky Territory Joint Directorate reserve "Cedar Pad" National park "Land of Leopard", and the Chinese side on the exchange of information at the federal level.
As noted gathered today challenge environmentalists and scientists - to unite efforts to protect wild cats at the international level. Some agreement on this issue reached.
