Short Truths Ep. 4 - What is the status of Leopards in Namibia?
Podcast: Blood OriginsPublished On: Fri Oct 27 2023
Description: Hunting has to be driven by the best available information, and the best available science. Ensuring sustainable take with population estimates is a good way to ensure that hunting is not having a deterimental effect on the population, which, honestly, is the last thing that any hunter wants. The science becomes even more critical when it comes to charismatic megafauna like leopards. So we received the question about leopards in Nambia, specifically "What’s the latest population estimate of leopards in Namibia?" Starting with 14,154 and a 250 leopard per year trophy hunting quota per year. After a new survey was undertaken recently between 2017 and 2019, an expanded population range was observed, it was found that densities vary widely across Namibia. Learn why it matters here in under 4 minutes! Celebrating new Conservation Club members of Blood Origins Visit Sig Sauer here https://www.sigsauer.com/ Hunt with Adam Clements Safaris https://safaritrackers.com/ Shop Garland Animal Wellness https://garlandanimalwellness.com/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Podcast is brought to you by: Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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