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The Leopard In Africa: Biological And Cultural Realities, Norman Myers
The Leopard In Africa: Biological And Cultural Realities, Norman Myers
International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems
The author comments on a proposal to change the leopard's status in Africa from endangered to threatened, which would open the leopard up to sport hunting. This proposed change would be a mistake, in the author's opinion. While the leopard still occurs in satisfactory numbers in some countries despite being rarely seen, its population is much lower than it could in other countries. The author notes that the real problem is not the species' biological status but the institutional, socio-cultural, and economic considerations. Wildlife conservation in Africa is challenging enough without the further complications that sport hunting brings.
The Coyote (Canis Latrans) In Panama, Eustorgio Mendez, Francisco Delgado, Demetrio Miranda
The Coyote (Canis Latrans) In Panama, Eustorgio Mendez, Francisco Delgado, Demetrio Miranda
International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems
This report reveals that the coyote, Canis Iatrans, has recently extended its southern range to Panama. The skin of one adult female coyote killed by hunters at Los Pirales, a farm near Gualaca in Chiriqui Province, western Panama, has been deposited in the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory Vertebrate Collection. In the same province, other coyotes have been observed in Alanje, Boquete, and Boqueron. The probable coyote range in Panama is indicated, and the need for an urgent management strategy for this canid in the Republic is also expressed.