02.02.2023
Where can I find a snow leopard in southern Egypt?
Unfortunately the last leopard in southern Egypt has been seen 70 years ago. But probably there are still leopards in Elba Protected Area.
There is no snow leopard in Egypt. Josh Gross wrote on January 24, 2016 that he had discovered the abstract of a scientific publication detailing the confirmed presence of a leopard (Panthera pardus) in south-east Egypt.
But it might be too early to celebrate. The leopard was killed in Elba Protected Area, on December 16, 2014 after it attacked a camel that belonged to a group of shepherds. In addition, it was most likely not the only leopard in Egpyt (Soultan et al., 2016).
Upon hearing about this incident, Soultan et al. (2016) visited the area where the leopard was killed. After conducting a thorough investigation they concluded that leopards still inhabit the southern portions of Egypt. Local people stated that Panthera pardus occasionally enters the country from Sudan, and that there may be a small resident population in Elba Protected Area (Soultan et al., 2016). But for shure there in no snow leopard in Egypt.
Source: https://thejaguarandallies.com/2016/01/24/leopard-confirmed-in-egypt-for-the-first-time-in-65-years/
Unfortunately the last leopard in southern Egypt has been seen 70 years ago. But probably there are still leopards in Elba Protected Area.
There is no snow leopard in Egypt. Josh Gross wrote on January 24, 2016 that he had discovered the abstract of a scientific publication detailing the confirmed presence of a leopard (Panthera pardus) in south-east Egypt.
But it might be too early to celebrate. The leopard was killed in Elba Protected Area, on December 16, 2014 after it attacked a camel that belonged to a group of shepherds. In addition, it was most likely not the only leopard in Egpyt (Soultan et al., 2016).
Upon hearing about this incident, Soultan et al. (2016) visited the area where the leopard was killed. After conducting a thorough investigation they concluded that leopards still inhabit the southern portions of Egypt. Local people stated that Panthera pardus occasionally enters the country from Sudan, and that there may be a small resident population in Elba Protected Area (Soultan et al., 2016). But for shure there in no snow leopard in Egypt.
Source: https://thejaguarandallies.com/2016/01/24/leopard-confirmed-in-egypt-for-the-first-time-in-65-years/
