Territorial marking by the Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolorPocock, 1927) in Bamu National Park, Iran

AbstractWe describe the use of camera-trapping with capture-recapture, occupancy and visitation rate modelling to study the size, demographic structure and distribution of the Persian leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor in Bamu National Park, southern Iran. A total sampling effort of 1,012 trap-nights yielded photo-captures of four adults, two subadult individuals and a cub over 21 sampling occasions. The leopard population size estimated by the M(h) model and jackknife estimator was 6.00 ± SE 0.24 individuals. This gives a density of 1.87 ± SE 0.07 leopards per 100 km2. Detection probability was constant and low and, as a result, estimated occupancy rate was significantly higher than that predicted from photographic capture sites alone. Occupancy was 56% of the protected area and visitation rates were 0.01–0.05 visits per day. The most imminent threats to leopards in Bamu are poaching and habitat fragmentation.

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Royal Manas National Park, Bhutan: a hot spot for wild felids

Oryx ◽

10.1017/s0030605312001317 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 47 (2) ◽

pp. 207-210 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Tshering Tempa ◽

Mark Hebblewhite ◽

L. Scott Mills ◽

Tshewang R. Wangchuk ◽

Nawang Norbu ◽

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Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Hot Spot ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Limited Resources ◽

Panthera Tigris ◽

Panthera Pardus ◽

Conservation Priority ◽

Wild Felids ◽

Prionailurus Bengalensis ◽

Eastern Himalayan Region

AbstractThe non-uniformity of the distribution of biodiversity makes allocation of the limited resources available for conservation of biodiversity a difficult task. Approaches such as biodiversity hotspot identification, endemic bird areas, crisis ecoregions, global 200 ecoregions, and the Last of the Wild are used by scientists and international conservation agencies to prioritize conservation efforts. As part of the biodiverse Eastern Himalayan region, Bhutan has been identified as a conservation priority area by all these different approaches, yet data validating these assessments are limited. To examine whether Bhutan is a biodiversity hot spot for a key taxonomic group, we conducted camera trapping in the lower foothills of Bhutan, in Royal Manas National Park, from November 2010 to February 2011. We recorded six species of wild felids of which five are listed on the IUCN Red List: tiger Panthera tigris, golden cat Pardofelis temminckii, marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata, leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis, clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa and common leopard Panthera pardus. Our study area of 74 km2 has c. 16% of felid species, confirming Bhutan as a biodiversity hot spot for this group.

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Population status of the Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolorPocock, 1927) in Iran

Zoology in the Middle East ◽

10.1080/09397140.2002.10637920 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 41-47 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Bahram H. Kiabi ◽

Bijan F. Dareshouri ◽

Ramazan Ali Ghaemi ◽

Mehran Jahanshahi

Keyword(s):

Panthera Pardus ◽

Population Status ◽

Persian Leopard

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Aspects of the ecology and the behaviour of the Leopard Panthera pardus in the Kalahari desert

Koedoe ◽

10.4102/koedoe.v27i2.585 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

J Du P Bothma ◽

E. A. N Le Riche

Keyword(s):

Water Use ◽

Breeding Season ◽

National Park ◽

Habitat Type ◽

Crocuta Crocuta ◽

Panthera Leo ◽

Panthera Pardus ◽

Dense Vegetation ◽

Kalahari Desert

Tracking in sand revealed data on hunting and kill rates, range, movements, activity, cover and water use, reproduction and interactions with other carnivores, by the leopard Panthera pardus in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. For leopards in the interior, 812,5 km of tracks were followed for 54 days, and 205,1 km for 15 days for females with cubs. In the Nossob riverbed 30,2 km of tracks were folowed in eight days. Medium-sized mammals featured prominently in the diet of all leopards, with prey used influenced by habitat type. Leopards in the interior moved greater distances than those in the Nossob riverbed. Leopards rested frequently at the onset and end of activity and used dense vegetation and aardvark Orycteropus afer and porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis burrows as daytime cover. Leopards are independent of water, and females apparently have no definite breeding season. Lions Panthera leo dominate leopards, but the outcome of leopard/spotted hyaena Crocuta crocuta encounters depend on the size of the leopard and the number of hyaenas in the pack. Leopards in the Kalahari Desert are opportunists which occupy this harsh envi- ronment successfully.

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Prey of the Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) in a mixed forest-steppe landscape in northeastern Iran (Mammalia: Felidae)

Zoology in the Middle East ◽

10.1080/09397140.2016.1144286 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 62 (1) ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Elmira Sharbafi ◽

Mohammad S. Farhadinia ◽

Hamid R. Rezaie ◽

Alex Richard Braczkowski

Keyword(s):

Mixed Forest ◽

Forest Steppe ◽

Panthera Pardus ◽

Persian Leopard

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Camera-trapping confirms unheralded disappearance of the leopard (Panthera pardus ) from Waza National Park, Cameroon

African Journal of Ecology ◽

10.1111/aje.12371 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 55 (4) ◽

pp. 722-726 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anthony J. Giordano ◽

Pricelia N. Tumenta ◽

Hans H. de Iongh

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Camera Trapping ◽

Panthera Pardus

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Leveraging trans-boundary conservation partnerships: Persistence of Persian leopard ( Panthera pardus saxicolor ) in the Iranian Caucasus

Biological Conservation ◽

10.1016/j.biocon.2015.08.027 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 191 ◽

pp. 770-778 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Mohammad S. Farhadinia ◽

Mohsen Ahmadi ◽

Elmira Sharbafi ◽

Sadegh Khosravi ◽

Hossein Alinezhad ◽

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Keyword(s):

Panthera Pardus ◽

Persian Leopard

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Natural mortality amoung four common ungulate species on Letaba Ranch, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Koedoe ◽

10.4102/koedoe.v45i1.12 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

H.P. Cronje ◽

B.K. Reilly ◽

I.D. Macfadyen

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Limpopo Province ◽

Mortality Data ◽

Panthera Pardus ◽

Lycaon Pictus ◽

Tragelaphus Strepsiceros ◽

Connochaetes Taurinus ◽

Wild Dogs ◽

Respective Species ◽

Aepyceros Melampus

Five years of mortality data of impala Aepyceros melampus, blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus, buffalo Syncerus caffer and kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros have been used to describe the minimum mortality profiles of the respective species in an open savanna system with the full compliment of predators. Predation is the principle cause of natural mortalities on the study site, Letaba Ranch, which is adjacent to the Kruger National Park. The principle cause of impala mortality are leopards Panthera pardus and wild dogs Lycaon pictus. Lion Panthera leo were major contributors to the mortality of wildebeest and buffalo. Anthrax Bacillus anthracis was the main cause of kudu mortality.

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Human disturbance affects habitat use and behaviour of Asiatic leopard Panthera pardus in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand

Oryx ◽

10.1017/s0030605307001102 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 41 (3) ◽

pp. 343-351 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Dusit Ngoprasert ◽

Antony J. Lynam ◽

George A. Gale

Keyword(s):

Habitat Use ◽

Edge Effects ◽

Human Disturbance ◽

National Park ◽

Road Construction ◽

Forest Edge ◽

Mitigation Strategies ◽

Large Carnivores ◽

Panthera Pardus ◽

Access Road

AbstractEdge effects arising from road construction and other development in protected areas can negatively affect the behaviour of wildlife, particularly large carnivores. The Asiatic leopard Panthera pardus is a large carnivore that may be sensitive to edge effects. Camera trapping was used to assess the influence of human disturbance along forest edges on leopard behaviour and habitat use in a 104 km2 area of Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand. A minimum of four male and two female leopards was recorded in the study area. A Park access road bisecting the study area was not a barrier to leopard movement but movements and activity were affected by human traffic inside the Park. A regression model showed that leopard habitat use increased with distance from human settlements at the forest edge. As in other parts of its range, leopards at Kaeng Krachan National Park tended to show less diurnal activity in areas more heavily used by people compared to areas less used. As is the case with tigers, such responses may pose a threat to leopard population persistence but more research is needed to determine the demographic implications of edge effects for Asiatic leopards and other large tropical carnivores, and the appropriate mitigation strategies required.

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