In Russia, the population of the rarest big cat, the Far Eastern leopard, has grown to 125 adults. This was said by the head of the science department of the federal state budgetary institution “Land of the Leopard” Marina Syritsa.
“It’s 125 adults, 49 of them men, 65 women – it’s a favorable ratio between women and men,” Syritsa stressed. She added that 11 other leopards had not yet determined their sex. At least 13 kittens were born.
According to the results of the study, the population remains stable.
Camera trap data show the dispersal of animals in various directions within their historical range.
The further growth of the population of the rare predator is associated with the improvement of the quality of the habitats of the leopard and its possible resettlement in the territory of its historical range.
