Critically Endangered Arabian leopards Panthera pardus nimr persist in the Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve, Oman

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Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-294

  Spalton, James Andrew ^a   Al Hikmani, Hadi Musalam ^a   Willis, David ^b   Said, Ali Salim Bait ^c  

^a Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment Oman   (Oman)

^b Ministry of Regional Municipalities Environment and Water Resources ^*  (Oman)

^c Ministry of Regional Municipalities Environment and Water Resources Oman   (Oman)

Author keywords

Arabia; Arabian leopard; Camera traps; Dhofar; Jabal Samhan; Leopards; Oman; Panthera pardus nimr

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MAMMAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; SURVEY;

ASIA; EURASIA; JABAL SAMHAN NATURE RESERVE; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN; ZUFAR;

BOSWELLIA SACRA; FELIDAE; MAMMALIA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA PARDUS;

EID: 33749145621     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605306000743     Document Type: Review

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