Members of the Wildlife Institute were invited to Hebei province to visit a village were a local herdsman had experienced the loss of 7 goats due to the attack of an animal. The villagers reported finding tracks in the area of what they believed to be a leopard (Panthera pardus) and one man reported sighting a leopard in the days following the event. However the signs had deteriorated and at the time of our inspection it was not possible to identify which species they belonged to.
Local herdsmen were interviewed to understand the dynamics of the incident and we intend to collaborate in the future if other similar incidents take place.
Local herdsmen were interviewed to understand the dynamics of the incident and we intend to collaborate in the future if other similar incidents take place.