"Look at Xianyang" News: Recently, the staff of the Shimenshan Nature Reserve (Wildlife Protection) Workstation in Xunyi County found that the infrared camera deployed in the Malan and Shimen forest areas in the jurisdiction in the autumn of 2023 captured the precious images of the leopard twice, which is not only the fourth time that the infrared camera has captured the image of the leopard since the implementation of the wildlife monitoring project in Xunyi County, but also the image of the leopard with high quality.
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The first video and photo was taken on July 17, 2023, near the Shima Tourist Highway. Although only the tail of the leopard is shown in the video, the picture in the photo is very clear, and the leopard in the photo is sturdy, walking towards the camera with vigorous steps, looking domineering.
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The second video and photo were taken on August 12, 2023, near Nansi Beigou in Malanlin District. The video is clear and complete, and the golden leopard in the video is sturdy and beautiful, covered with dark markings of different sizes, resembling copper coins, wagging its tail and leisurely looking down in the jungle to feed.
Experts judged from the animal forms and patterns in the photos that these two leopards are adults. This finding proves the existence of the wild leopard population in Xunyi County, and provides a reliable basis for the next special investigation of leopards.
As an apex predator, the leopard is an indicator species of ecological quality, and their migration and settlement can intuitively reflect the overall situation of the regional ecosystem. In recent years, with the continuous promotion of wildlife protection and the continuous improvement of the ecological environment, the golden leopard has frequently "appeared", and its population size is growing steadily, which is enough to prove that the wildlife protection work in Xunyi has achieved remarkable results, and a vivid situation of harmonious coexistence between man and nature has been formed.
(Source: Xunyi Forestry)