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Leopards in
Europe? It depends a bit on definition - but the region where Europe
meets Asia (e.g. Turkey, Georgia) has a very high biodiversity with
representatives from both faunas. This picture was taken with a
camera trap in Vachlovani National Park in southeast Georgia in
April 2004 and was the first hard evidence for the presence of
leopards in the country. The Caucasus is still home to a very small
remnant population of leopards. So far they have been best surveyed
in neighbouring Armenia and Azerbaijan. Although this region and
species are both outside the scope of the LCIE's work, we hope that
some of our experience can be of use to conservationists in other
regions. |
