Status of the Arabian leopard Panthera pardus nimr - Biosphere ...
Status of the Arabian leopard Panthera pardus nimr - Biosphere ...
Status of the Arabian leopard Panthera pardus nimr - Biosphere ...
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Human presence<br />
Figure 2.4k. From left to right: Track <strong>of</strong> porcupine. Photo: M. Mazzolli.<br />
Tracks <strong>of</strong> ibex. Photo: N. Munzert. Tracks <strong>of</strong> gazelle. Photo: M. Adlington.<br />
Although <strong>the</strong>re was no indication <strong>of</strong> hunting <strong>of</strong> <strong>leopard</strong>s, it was a general consensus during<br />
interviews (Fig. 2.4l) that <strong>leopard</strong>s had been a problem in <strong>the</strong> past for <strong>the</strong> herders. It was<br />
also a consensus that <strong>leopard</strong>s are no longer a problem, even though it was mentioned<br />
that herds are still maintained in <strong>the</strong> same areas as <strong>the</strong>y were in <strong>the</strong> past. This information<br />
corroborates that <strong>leopard</strong>s have lost part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir historical distribution in <strong>the</strong> area.<br />
Figure 2.4l. Interviews with local people with one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m demonstrating<br />
his knowledge <strong>of</strong> <strong>leopard</strong>s by drawing a track (right). Photos: C. Mahoney.<br />
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