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Persian Leopard Portrait
The Persian leopard, Panthera pardus tulliana, once inhabited almost all of the Caucasus. However, the population declined drastically in late 19th – early 20th centuries. Only a few leopards now inhabit the most remote places of the Russian Caucasus. The number of leopards here is considered to be too small for the species to reproduce itself; and only occasional ‘visits’ of the Persian leopards from bordering countries help to maintain the population. Therefore, natural restoration of the leopard here is impossible; only reintroduction can help return the species to the Northern Caucasus.
Persian Leopard Portrait
The Persian leopard, Panthera pardus tulliana, once inhabited almost all of the Caucasus. However, the population declined drastically in late 19th – early 20th centuries. Only a few leopards now inhabit the most remote places of the Russian Caucasus. The number of leopards here is considered to be too small for the species to reproduce itself; and only occasional ‘visits’ of the Persian leopards from bordering countries help to maintain the population. Therefore, natural restoration of the leopard here is impossible; only reintroduction can help return the species to the Northern Caucasus.