Contributions of distemper control and habitat expansion to the Amur leopard viability

Affiliations

Dawei Wang: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Engineering, NFGA Key Laboratory for Conservation Ecology of Northeast Tiger and Leopard & College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University
Francesco Accatino: UMR SADAPT, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay
James L. D. Smith: Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota
Tianming Wang: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Engineering, NFGA Key Laboratory for Conservation Ecology of Northeast Tiger and Leopard & College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University

Abstract

In the absence of management strategies, canine distemper virus threatens the future existence of the endangered Amur leopard.