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Wildlife of Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report - IUCN

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Sun Bear, Xe Pian NBCA, early 1997. Camera-trapped by night.<br />

Direct sight records <strong>of</strong> bears in <strong>Lao</strong> <strong>PDR</strong> are now very rare.<br />

WWF Thailand / FOMACOP.<br />

Bear foraging sign, Khammouan Province, February 1997. Signs<br />

are the best way <strong>of</strong> confirming recent bear presence and <strong>of</strong> assessing<br />

bear status. W. G. Robichaud / WCS.<br />

Large Mammals<br />

Clouded Leopard, Nakai-Nam Theun NBCA, March 1997. Cameratrapped<br />

by night. W. G. Robichaud / WCS and <strong>IUCN</strong>.<br />

Leopard, southern Attapu Province, early 1998. The condition <strong>of</strong><br />

the skin indicates that it has been prepared opportunistically, rather<br />

than by a pr<strong>of</strong>essional hunter for the fur trade. P. Fernando / WWF.<br />

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