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News tagged with leopards
Three new sub-species of snow leopard discovered
A recent research paper in the Journal of Heredity reveals that there are three sub-species of snow leopard. Until now, researchers had assumed this species, Panthera uncia, was monotypic.
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2017
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First global analysis indicates leopards have lost nearly 75 percent of their historic range
The leopard (Panthera pardus), one of the world's most iconic big cats, has lost as much as 75 percent of its historic range, according to a paper published today in the scientific journal PeerJ. Conducted by partners including ...
Ecology
May 4, 2016
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Changing experiences of the natural world
Digital innovations have the potential to bring people closer to nature, to help ensure there is the necessary strong public support for conservation measures. Author Professor Les Firbank, from the University of Leeds' School ...
Environment
Nov 22, 2019
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Rare leopard captured in northern Iraq
An endangered leopard captured in Iraq's mountainous north had its hind leg amputated on Friday following a trap-inflicted wound, an AFP photographer said.
Plants & Animals
Dec 31, 2021
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Canine distemper confirmed in Far Eastern leopard, world's most endangered big cat
The Far Eastern or Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is already among the rarest of the world's big cats, but new research reveals that it faces yet another threat: infection with canine distemper virus (CDV). A new ...
Ecology
Jan 17, 2018
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First footage of clouded leopard captured in Borneo
The Sundaland clouded leopard, a newly identified and little understood species of big cat in Borneo, has been filmed for the first time.
Plants & Animals
Feb 15, 2010
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New study confirms Cambodia's last leopards on brink of extinction
A new study has confirmed that the world's last breeding population of leopards in Cambodia is at immediate risk of extinction, having declined an astonishing 72% during a five-year period. The population represents the last ...
Ecology
Mar 1, 2018
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First shark recorded to change from sexual to asexual reproduction
Leonie the leopard shark has made a switch that could save her species – becoming the first shark recorded to change from sexual to asexual reproduction.
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2017
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Rare Sunda clouded leopard has two distinct types
Tests have proven a long-held belief that Borneo's rare Sunda clouded leopard is really a different subspecies from its Indonesian relative, according to researchers.
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2011
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