Abstract
A complex approach to study the Amur leopard using camera traps in Protected Areas in the southwest of Primorsky Krai (Russian Far East)
Highlights
The Amur or Far eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), one of the rarest large cats in the world, is critically endangered (IUCN Red List; Stein et al, 2016)
In 2014 and 2015 three organizations contributed to the camera trap field work – the Joint Administration of the Land of the Leopard National park and the Kedrovaya Pad’ biosphere reserve, the WCS-Russia and the Institute for Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (ISUNR)
Data from camera traps installed beyond the border fence give us additional information about individuals living in the territory close to the international border, which allows us for investigation of seasonal changes and monitoring the migration of animal through the state border
Summary
The Amur or Far eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), one of the rarest large cats in the world, is critically endangered (IUCN Red List; Stein et al, 2016). The investigation of the Amur leopard by camera traps in the southwest of Primorsky Krai started in 2003, long before the park was established It was conducted on two monitoring areas of 700 km by the Wildlife Conservation Society Russian Program (WCS-Russia) and the Institute for Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (ISUNR) (Aramilev et al, 2010). It was only 2014 when a large-scale camera trap survey was initiated which covered more than 50% of the suitable leopard habitats in Russia. We represent the preliminary results of the camera trap study of the Amur leopard in the Land of the Leopard National Park for the period of 2014–2015
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