A.N. Severtsov Institute of Problems of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences, FGBI "Land of the Leopard" and ANO "Far Eastern Leopards" on the sidelines of the International Tiger Forum signed a tripartite agreement on the joint conservation of the Far Eastern leopard. The document is expected to be an important milestone in the history of the conservation and future reintroduction of the rare cat.
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Problems of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences, among other things, deals with the problems of animal ecology and develops recommendations for nature protection. The Land of the Leopard Federal State Budgetary Institution preserves the only wild population of the Far Eastern leopard in the world with the support of ANO Far Eastern Leopards. Previously, organizations have repeatedly collaborated in the field of preserving the unique nature of southern Primorye, including the prevention of epidemics in wild animals.
Now the parties will conduct joint research aimed at further restoring the leopard population.
“An important area of consolidated cooperation will be support for the planned work on the reintroduction of the Far Eastern leopard, including on the territory of the Ussuriysk State Nature Reserve. In particular, it is expected that specialists from the Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences will prepare a program for the “establishment” of new territories by leopards and will provide assistance at all stages of future work in this area,” the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources said.
The signed agreement will also improve the coordination of the parties in the implementation of ongoing projects, such as studying the spread of pathogens dangerous for the Amur leopard and the Amur tiger in the national park, and assessing the level of well-being of these predators.
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