Timeline
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1. The last record of an Amur leopard in South Korea dates back to 1969, when a leopard was caught on of Odo Mountain, in South Kyongsang Province.
2. Based on snow track counts in Russia, Dimitri Pikunov and Vladimir Abramov create the first reliable estimate on the snow leopard population.
3. The USAID, WCS, and WWF organized the first international amur leopard conference, leading to the outlines of a conservation strategy.
4. ALTA (Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance) is formed to show improvement in conservation efforts.
5. In 1998, the Russian government adopted a strategy for the conservation of Amur Leopards.
6. In January 1998, ALTA established a mobile anti-poaching team that operates only in the Amur Leopard's range.
7. WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) Russia began using camera traps in 2002 which captures photos of Amur Leopards allowing them to track the population.
8. In 2004, research done by ALTA partners WCS, Tigris Foundation and the GIS laboratory TIGIS showed that 19% of SW Primorye burns annually, leading to more effort to stop forest fires.
9. In 2006 WCS together with the Institute of Biology and Soils (Russian Academy of Sciences), ZSL, and a number of other partners began a five-year research project on Amur leopards in Russia to collect ecological and biomedical information that is essential for conservation and recovery of the Amur leopard population.
10. In 2007, WWF and other conservationists successfully pressured the Russian government to reroute a planned oil pipeline that would have endangered the leopard's habitat.
11. WCS used new camera in 2011 which are able to take picture in quick succession and they photographed two leopard cubs in camera traps for the first time ever.
12. In 2012 Russia declared a new government protected area called Land of the Leopard National Park. The park is almost 650,000 acres and has 60% of the Amur leopard's remaining habitat as well as all of its breeding grounds.
These events show how many people and organizations are already taking action to save the Amur Leopards. But without more effort, this species will soon be gone forever.
1. The last record of an Amur leopard in South Korea dates back to 1969, when a leopard was caught on of Odo Mountain, in South Kyongsang Province.
2. Based on snow track counts in Russia, Dimitri Pikunov and Vladimir Abramov create the first reliable estimate on the snow leopard population.
3. The USAID, WCS, and WWF organized the first international amur leopard conference, leading to the outlines of a conservation strategy.
4. ALTA (Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance) is formed to show improvement in conservation efforts.
5. In 1998, the Russian government adopted a strategy for the conservation of Amur Leopards.
6. In January 1998, ALTA established a mobile anti-poaching team that operates only in the Amur Leopard's range.
7. WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) Russia began using camera traps in 2002 which captures photos of Amur Leopards allowing them to track the population.
8. In 2004, research done by ALTA partners WCS, Tigris Foundation and the GIS laboratory TIGIS showed that 19% of SW Primorye burns annually, leading to more effort to stop forest fires.
9. In 2006 WCS together with the Institute of Biology and Soils (Russian Academy of Sciences), ZSL, and a number of other partners began a five-year research project on Amur leopards in Russia to collect ecological and biomedical information that is essential for conservation and recovery of the Amur leopard population.
10. In 2007, WWF and other conservationists successfully pressured the Russian government to reroute a planned oil pipeline that would have endangered the leopard's habitat.
11. WCS used new camera in 2011 which are able to take picture in quick succession and they photographed two leopard cubs in camera traps for the first time ever.
12. In 2012 Russia declared a new government protected area called Land of the Leopard National Park. The park is almost 650,000 acres and has 60% of the Amur leopard's remaining habitat as well as all of its breeding grounds.
These events show how many people and organizations are already taking action to save the Amur Leopards. But without more effort, this species will soon be gone forever.
1. 1969 - Last record in South Korea 2. 1972 - First reliable population estimate
3. 1996 - First International Amur Leopard Conference 4. 1998 - ALTA formed
5. 1998 - Russian gov't creates conservation plan 6. 1998 - ALTA establishes anti-poaching team
7. 2002 - WCS begins using camera traps 8. 2004 - Research done on effect of forest fires
9. 2006 - ecological and biomedical project begins 10. 2007 - WWF prevents oil pipeline
11. 2011 - New camera photos reveal leopard cubs 11. 2012 - Land of the Leopard National Park created
3. 1996 - First International Amur Leopard Conference 4. 1998 - ALTA formed
5. 1998 - Russian gov't creates conservation plan 6. 1998 - ALTA establishes anti-poaching team
7. 2002 - WCS begins using camera traps 8. 2004 - Research done on effect of forest fires
9. 2006 - ecological and biomedical project begins 10. 2007 - WWF prevents oil pipeline
11. 2011 - New camera photos reveal leopard cubs 11. 2012 - Land of the Leopard National Park created
From left, logos representing WWF (World Wildlife Fund), WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), and ALTA (Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance). Photos from those websites.
