Anatolian leopard
Endangered Anatolian leopard spotted once again in Türkiye
The endangered Anatolian leopard (Panthera pardus tulliana), which was last captured in a photo in August 2019 for the first time in the country since 1974, has been spotted once again on Türkiye's lands, the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks has announced.
Anatolian leopard DNA in World Gene Bank
The Anatolian leopard, which was last seen in Türkiye in 1975, was spotted on Aug. 8, 2019, since then for the first time when it was thought to be extinct.
The DNA data obtained in the laboratory from the urine sample of the leopard that it left in front of the camera was registered to the World Gene Bank as the "Anatolian Leopard" in 2020.
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Anatolian Leopard spotted in camera trap once again
The Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has shared new photos of an Anatolian leopard, which is an endangered leopard subspecies of Iranian Pars and was filmed last May after nearly five decades.
The Anatolian leopard thought to be extinct in Türkiye was caught once again by a camera trap.
Villagers in Central Anatolia live in ‘fear of lion’
Villagers living in the Central Anatolian province of Çorum's Bayat district have been living in fear of a "lion" for a while.
Since their livestock has been destroyed by an unknown wild animal recently, those living in Emirhalil village claim that it was a lion that was attacking the herds.
Schools shut in India's Bangalore after 'leopard sighting'
A reported leopard sighting close to where a big cat injured five people at the weekend forced the closure of 130 schools in the southern Indian city of Bangalore on Feb. 11, the education authority said.