Forest cover and level of protection influence the island-wide distribution of an apex carnivore and umbrella species, the Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-017-1431-8
Abstract: Apex predators fulfil potentially vital ecological roles. Typically wide-ranging and charismatic, they can also be useful surrogates for biodiversity preservation, making their targeted conservation imperative. The Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya), an endangered, endemic… read more here.
Keywords: panthera pardus; sri lankan; lankan leopard; leopard panthera ... See more keywords
The elusive snow leopard Panthera uncia
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DOI: 10.1017/s0030605317001119
Abstract: The elusive snow leopard remains an enigma—highly threatened yet difficult to study. Even dedicated snow leopard researchers rarely, if ever, glimpse the species other than in camera-trap photographs. Despite this—or perhaps in part because of… read more here.
Keywords: snow leopard; research; panthera uncia; leopard panthera ... See more keywords
Elusive cats in our backyards: persistence of the North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) in a human‐dominated landscape in central China
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DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12482
Abstract: Abstract The North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis), the least‐known big cat, disappeared in most historical range for decades, following the development of modern civilization. Unfortunately, we have scarce knowledge about the status of this… read more here.
Keywords: panthera pardus; north chinese; pardus japonensis; leopard panthera ... See more keywords
Spatial density estimate of the snow leopard, Panthera uncia, in the Central Tibetan Plateau, China.
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DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12672
Abstract: Knowledge of large carnivore population abundance is essential for wildlife management and conservation, but these data are often difficult to obtain in inherently low-density species. In particular, the snow leopard, Panthera uncia, an enigmatic cat… read more here.
Keywords: leopard panthera; snow leopard; density; tibetan plateau ... See more keywords
First photographic evidence of Snow Leopard Panthera uncia (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) outside current protected areas network in Nepal Himalaya
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DOI: 10.11609/jott.3031.10.8.12086-12090
Abstract: The Snow Leopard Panthera uncia is a rare top predator of high-altitude ecosystems and insufficiently surveyed outside of protected areas in Nepal. We conducted a rapid camera-trapping survey to assess the presence of Snow Leopard… read more here.
Keywords: protected areas; snow leopard; panthera uncia; first photographic ... See more keywords
The discovery of a melanistic Leopard Panthera pardus delacouri (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) at Bukit Kudung in Jeli, Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia: conservation and ecotourism
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DOI: 10.11609/jott.6060.13.1.17513-17516
Abstract: Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. During a study near an ecotourism site, we recorded a melanistic Leopard… read more here.
Keywords: leopard; delacouri; melanistic leopard; conservation ... See more keywords
Landscape use and co-occurrence pattern of snow leopard (Panthera uncia) and its prey species in the fragile ecosystem of Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271556
Abstract: The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) plays a vital role in maintaining the integrity of the high mountain ecosystem by regulating prey populations and maintaining plant community structure. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the role… read more here.
Keywords: snow leopard; panthera uncia; prey species; leopard panthera ... See more keywords
CANINE DISTEMPER IN A VACCINATED SNOW LEOPARD (PANTHERA UNCIA)
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DOI: 10.1638/2017-0074.1
Abstract: Abstract A 6-yr-old male snow leopard (Panthera uncia) presented with acute seizures, hyperthermia, and tachypnea. Because of a diagnosis of anuric renal failure, the animal was euthanized. On histopathologic examination, numerous intralesional intracytoplasmic and intranuclear… read more here.
Keywords: snow leopard; panthera uncia; canine distemper; leopard panthera ... See more keywords