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| Farhadinia, M.S.; Mahdavi, A.; Hosseini-Zavarei, F. | |
| Reproductive ecology of Persian leopard, Panthera pardus saxicolor, in Sarigol National Park, northeastern Iran | |
| 2009 Zoology in the Middle East (48): 13-16 | |
According to our surveys carried out between April 2005 and March 2008 in the Sarigol National Park; northeastern Iran, the mating season of the Persian Leopard _Panthera pardus saxicolor _extends from mid-January to a peak in mid-February. Males and females associate briefly and just after the short mating period, they separate. We never found the leopards to raise more than two cubs. Most observations of leopard families were made in areas of high prey density. Our data verified by camera trapping indicate that track size alone is not reliable for the accurate identification of leopard age/sex categories. |
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