Russian conservationists hailed Friday a rare sighting of an Amur leopard mother with three cubs in the Far East as proof of the efficiency of the country's efforts to boost the population of the endangered species.
Scientists in a Russian national park located in the Primorye region on the border with China obtained the stunning images using a remote camera trap.
The video footage shows the feline family standing on top of a hill in the Land of the Leopard National Park.
In the video, the young mother, identified as Leo 117F, is seen spotting a mystery animal and then leaving the scene, apparently walking closer towards it.
Soon her cubs also discover the animal and begin to watch their mother's interaction with the "intruder" intently, the park said. None appeared to be afraid.
Ivan Rakov, spokesman for the national park, said it was the first time that Leo 117F, who is believed to be four years old, had been caught on video with her cubs.
"We've discovered that she has been able to raise a family," Rakov told AFP from the Pacific port city of Vladivostok.
https://today.rtl.lu/news/science-and-environment/a/1695541.html
Scientists in a Russian national park located in the Primorye region on the border with China obtained the stunning images using a remote camera trap.
The video footage shows the feline family standing on top of a hill in the Land of the Leopard National Park.
In the video, the young mother, identified as Leo 117F, is seen spotting a mystery animal and then leaving the scene, apparently walking closer towards it.
Soon her cubs also discover the animal and begin to watch their mother's interaction with the "intruder" intently, the park said. None appeared to be afraid.
Ivan Rakov, spokesman for the national park, said it was the first time that Leo 117F, who is believed to be four years old, had been caught on video with her cubs.
"We've discovered that she has been able to raise a family," Rakov told AFP from the Pacific port city of Vladivostok.
https://today.rtl.lu/news/science-and-environment/a/1695541.html