Georgia Persian leopard



a caucasus leopard taxidermy in georgian national museum, tbilisi


since 1954, leopards thought extinct in georgia — killed hunters. there have been several sightings of leopards around tbilisi area , in shida kartli province northwest of capital. leopards live in dense forests, although several have been spotted in lowland plains in southeastern region of kakheti in 2004. leopard signs have been found @ 2 localities in tusheti, headwaters of andi koisu , assa rivers bordering dagestan.


in winter of 2003, zoologists found footprints of leopard in vashlovani national park in southeastern georgia. camera traps recorded 1 young male individual several times. individual has not been recorded again between 2009 , 2014.








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