There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
(12-08-2015, 12:33 AM)SVTIGRIS Wrote: Some simple google searches bare nothing, even going to Nat Geo Wild I found nothing. If anyone has figures I would be interested to see them.
580 leopards in Gir a bit more than lions, the biggest concentration of leopards in India.
As for melanistic leopards they predominate in Indochina south of the Kra ismuth (most of Malaysian leopards are black).
Everywhere else they form less than 10% with noticeable records from Java, southern India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Congo, and cote D'Ivoire , they are usually rare in Africa and I think they are definitely less than 4%.