Anatolian Leopard

Learn about the Anatolian Leopard, a rare and endangered big cat that once roamed the Anatolian lands. Discover its history, habitat, reasons for endangerment, and conservation efforts to protect this natural heritage.

The Anatolian Asia Minor leopard inhabits the Iranian Plateau in Central, South and West Asia, usually in forested areas, meadows on the slopes of mountains below the timber line and small narrow valleys with steep sides. The fur of the leopard ranges from somewhat grey to a reddish color with rosettes markings that look like roses.

The Anatolian leopard was filmed prowling around the mountains in two separate regions, Turkey's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said in a Thursday, Jan. 26, news release. Vahit Kirici, a

The Persian leopard Panthera pardus tulliana, also known as the Anatolian or Caucasian leopard, is a subspecies of leopard native to Western and Central Asia.Historically, its range extended from modern-day Turkey and the Caucasus across Iran into parts of Central Asia. Today, this majestic big cat's distribution is drastically reduced and fragmented, with more than 70 percent of its

To clarify leopard status in Trkiye, this paper summarizes existing records of the Anatolian leopard in the whole of Trkiye between 2004 and 2022 except for Arpack Citation 2018, Sar Citation 2018, Sar et al. Citation 2020, Karatas et al. Citation 2021 and Anonymous Citation 2022 and presents new data from trail cameras and

Panthera pardus tulliana, also called Persian leopard, Anatolian leopard, and Caucasian leopard in different parts of its range, is a leopard subspecies that was first described in 1856 based on a zoological specimen found in western Anatolia.It is native to the Iranian Plateau and the surrounding region from eastern Anatolia and the Caucasus to the Hindu Kush, where it inhabits foremost

The Anatolian leopard Panthera pardus tulliana, also called the Asia Minor leopard, was proposed in the 19th century as a distinct leopard subspecies native to south-western Turkey.Based on morphological analysis, it was proposed to retain the name 'Anatolian leopard' for the population that lived in south-western Turkey, where leopards are considered extinct since the mid-1970s.

The Anatolian leopard Panthera pardus tulliana was once described as a distinct subspecies of leopard native to Anatolia Asia Minor, Turkey.However, modern taxonomic analyses have demonstrated that the leopards of Asia Minor genetically differ little from other west- and central Asian leopards and should therefore be included into the Persian leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor subspecies.

Anatolian Leopard Is Alive. Read Big Cat Rescue's Daily Updates on Wildcats in the Wild at Field Projects 2006 Update from the FieldTHE WASHINGTON TIMESBy Nicholas BirchPublished August 25, 2006ISTANBUL -- When Ahmet Caliskan shot a 143-pound leopard that had attacked his neighbor in the western Turkish village of Bagozu in January 1974, many assumed it was the last of its kind.Conservation

A recent study conducted by Karadeniz Technical University KAT revealed Tuesday that the population of Anatolian leopards, a breed of Persian leopard found in the Middle East and West Asia,