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The General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks (DKMP), affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, captured the Anatolian leopard once more with camera traps placed in nature.
DKMP announced that data collection has begun as part of the "Action Plan for the Anatolian Leopard."
The Anatolian leopard, which was thought to be extinct in Turkey, was last captured on camera traps on August 25, 2019, for the first time after 1974, according to DKMP's statement made on September 7,
"Capturing it in our ancient lands excited all of us and brought joy to us all," mentions the statement and emphasizes that despite the difficulty of capturing the Anatolian leopard in the wild, efforts continued tirelessly.
According to the statement, the regional action plan prepared for the leopard species by the "Central Asia Mammals Initiative under the Migratory Species Convention" has been adapted to Turkey, and data collection has begun as part of the "Anatolian Leopard Action Plan."
The data obtained from camera traps will be used as foundational data in the leopard action plan and the management plans of wildlife development areas.
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