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| Yarovenko, Y. | |
| Status and distribution of leopards (_Panthera pardus_) in the mountains of Dagestan, Russia | |
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Preservation of rare and threatened wildlife, especially such endangered species as the leopard (_Panthera pardus_), has been an indispensable measure to ensure a complexity of natural ecosystems. After the year 1981 when a young male leopard was shot in the Gumbetovsky Raion (District) (Fig. 1; Spasskaya & Saidalieva, 1983; 580 m, 42§46'225''N/ 46§40'339''E), records of this predator began to come from throughout the mountains of Dagestan (Yarovenko, 1997; Lukarevsky et al., 2007). Lack of reliable information about this big cat has been the principal obstacle for implementation of large-scale scientific research and start-up of efficient conservation in Dagestan. Among the regions of Russia's North Caucasus, only Dagestan is holding environmental conditions suitable for the leopard existence: low snow cover, rough terrain, sufficient biomass of wild ungulates and developed animal husbandry. This project was aimed at obtaining first-hand and robust information about the leopard distribution in Dagestan to further promote research and conservation activities and raise the awareness of local people, authorities and other stakeholders. |
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