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 following the merger of Kedrovaya Pad Reserve, Barsovy Federal Wildlife Refuge, Borisovkoye Plateau Regional Wildlife Refuge, and a new territory along the border with China. Considered the "world's rarest cat" by the WWF,[1] Amur leopards are facing extinction in the area, with 2012 reports estimating less than thirty remaining in the forests between the Sea of Japan and Jilin Province of China.[2] The park covers about 60% of their habitat area.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.

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