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Persian leopards hang on in the Caucasus despite landmines

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Briefings

A Mongabay article reports on a single Persian leopard named Aren, who allegedly survived a 240 km journey through the Caucasus minefields. The article highlights the region's decades-old minefields and the extremely limited funding for conservation efforts, noting that NGOs like NACRES operate with only three staff members. The text mentions WWF monitoring but does not provide specific dates for the leopard's death or confirm the minefield injury.

Key points

• Scientists named a single Persian leopard, Aren, who is presumed to have survived a 240 km journey through the Caucasus minefields.
• The region of southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan contains decades-old minefields believed to have caused Aren's injury.

Context

This article from Mongabay discusses the persistence of the endangered Persian leopard (Panthera pardus tulliana) in the Caucasus despite conflict-related landmines and severe underfunding for conservation NGOs.

Limitations

The evidence is limited to a single named individual and a specific narrative of survival. The article does not provide dates for the leopard's death, confirm the exact cause of injury beyond the minefield hypothesis, or specify the exact location of the minefields.

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