First Report of Ixodes ricinus and Rhipicephalus turanicus Infestation in Persian Leopard (Panthera Pardus Saxicolor), Golestan National Park, Iran

First report of Ancylostoma tubaeforme in Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor)

Ancylostoma tubaeforme was originally described as a separate species parasitizing the cat. The adults of A. tubaeforme are 7 to 12 mm long. A. tubaeforme can be differentiated from the adults of A. braziliense and A. ceylanicum by the presence of three teeth. Here we describe the first report of A. tubaeforme in a Persian young female leopard, 2-3 years old, with head and trunk length 120 cent...

Diet and habitat use of the endangered Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) in northeastern Iran*

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diet of persian leopard (panthera pardus saxicolor pocock, 1927) in sarigol national park, north khorasan province

carnivores play great ecological roles in ecosystems because of placing on top of the food pyramid. food habits of large carnivores are associated with important ecological features such as spatial pattern, movement, habitat selection, social structure, geographical distribution and reproductive success. accordingly, in this study was used scat analysis to determine the diet of persian leopards...

Modeling Habitat Requirements of Leopard (Panthera pardus) Using Genetic Algorithm in Golestan National Park

Induction of Ovulation and Successful Artificiallnsemination in a Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor)

The techniques of artificial insemination, although commonly practiced in domestic animal reproduction, have not been readily applied to zoo animals. Previously reported artificial insemination efforts in nondomestic Felidae have utilized surgical techniques and only recently hag a cub resulted [Moore et al, 1981]. Until the present project, the nonsurgical approach hag been unsuccessful in the...

A Case Report of Dermatofibroma in a Persian Leopard in Golestan National Park, Iran

Dermatofibroma is a common skin benign cutaneous tumor with many variants based on alterations in the morphology and composition of its diverse elements. The cause of dermatofibroma is unknown, it was his- torically attributed to being a reactive response to some traumatic lesion to the skin which is associated with itching and pain. This tumor usually appears on the limbs, especially the end e...