Sighting of rare Anatolian leopard: one of the top moments in nature/science 2022

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An elusive Anatolian leopard, a species long thought to be extinct was sighted again in 2022. Turkish researchers had managed to prove the existence of the species in four regions of Anatolia but the leopards were not found despite exhausting studies.

The ministry posted photos of the animal in a rural area and a brief video showing the animal confidently roaming the isolated landscape. Photos and video were captured with wildlife cameras known as “camera traps” set up in remote wildlife reserves. The ministry did not disclose the location in a bid to protect the species.

An Anatolian leopard killed in 1974 in the Beypazarı district of the capital Ankara was thought to be the last of its species in the past. 

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Source - https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/rare-anatolian-leopard-emerges-in-turkish-habitat/news, https://www.youtube.com/@trtworld/community