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In the village of Olenevod, a Red Book leopard stole a goat


Leopard. Archival photoVLADIVOSTOK, January 20 In Primorsky Krai, a Far Eastern leopard stole a goat from farmers and tried to steal a ram, the press service of the Land of the Leopard National Park reports. They specified that this happened in a small private farm on on the outskirts of the Olenevod village, outside the national park.

"Last autumn, the Far Eastern leopard tried to get a ram, but was frightened by the owners and disappeared into the forest. Although the ram was still alive, it had to be slaughtered. Three weeks later, the spotted cat carried a goat into the forest and has not shown up since then", — said the representatives of "Land of the Leopard".

Employees of the national park and hunting supervision confirmed that it was the predator that was involved in the incidents. ANO «Far Eastern Leopards» bought other sheep and a goat for farmers, although compensation for the loss of livestock is usually paid if the animals are grazed in fenced areas. According to scientists, the farm is located on the border of the village, close to the forest, so the leopard grew bolder and decided to make a sortie for the domestic with a cat. He did not enter the streets of the village.In Primorye, the rarest Far Eastern leopard was recorded «Such cases are possible in the habitats of wild predators. In this case, the forest adjacent to the household plot became a provoking factor. In the forest area closest to the village, the roe deer, one of the main species of leopard prey, keeps. therefore, the leopard was near the settlement. A ram and a goat turned out to be easier prey than wild ungulates. It is important to note that this leopard retains fear of humans, and this is one of the indicators of the normal state of the animal, «said an employee of the Science Department of the Land of the Leopard » Ekaterina Blidchenko. The Far Eastern leopard is the rarest large cat in the world, listed in the Red Book. It lives in the south-west of Primorsky Krai, as well as in a small area of ​​China bordering Russia. The main population lives in the Leopard Land National Park. According to the latest data, there are 110 adult Far Eastern leopards in the wild in Russian protected areas. crows

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