The distribution of Leopard(Panthera pardus) in Zhejiang Province

The survival of wild leopard(Panthera pardus) is being confronted with great danger due to habitats loss,poaching and shortage of food resources.To find out the potential distribution and make rescue plans,the surviving status of leopard in Zhejiang Province was surveyed.The leopard was once widespread in Zhejiang,but now its primitive distributions have changed so greatly that it will not fit for leopard's survival.In recent years,any information on leopard has not been found or recorded.No hair,footprint,sleeping trace,claw,dejection and food wreckage trace had been found during the survey.The survey results come out by combining judging of the investigation information such as time,and proof(such as eyewitness,track,livestock lost,etc.) The most possible distributions include Wuyanling national nature reserve,Baishanzu national nature reserve and Jiulongshan national nature reserve.This endangered situation of leopard in Zhejiang mainly reasons rapid reduction of habitat area,deterioration of habitat quality,fragmentation of habitats and frequent poaching.As the amount of wild breed is not clear until now,wild monitoring of leopard should be developed continuously,prey resources also should be under monitoring at the same time.In brief,great efforts should be taken to protect endangered species of wild leopard.