Land of the Leopard National Park

Coordinates: 43°00′N 131°25′E / 43.000°N 131.417°E / 43.000; 131.417

Land of the Leopard (Russian: национа́льный парк «Земля́ леопа́рда») is a 262,000-hectare (650,000-acre) national park in Primorsky Krai, Russia.[1] It was established in April 2012 to prevent the extinction of the Amur leopard which was at the time the world's rarest cat with an estimated population of 30.[2] The park was created from the merger of Kedrovaya Pad Nature Reserve , Barsovy Federal Wildlife Refuge, Borisovkoye Plateau Regional Wildlife Refuge, and a new territory along the border with China. Amur leopards are still at risk of extinction but their numbers are increasing, with 2018 reports estimating 103 remaining between Russia and China.[3] The park covers about 60% of their habitat area.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Land of the Leopard National Park is established". World Wildlife Fund. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Russia declares 'Land of the Leopard' National Park". Phys.org. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Amur Leopard Population Triples--to 103". scientificamerican.com. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
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