New records of the Anatolian leopard (Panthera pardus tulliana Valenciennes 1856) in Türkiye

Figures & data

Figure 1. Localities of the literature and new records of the Anatolian leopard in Türkiye.

Table I. Location of the Anatolian leopard records [Record type: Footprints, Camera Trap Photos (CTP) and Camera Trap Video (CTV)].

No	Locality	Altitude (m)	Date	Record Type
1	Ardahan, Bağdaşen	2300	9 July 2005	Footprint
2	Ardahan, Posof, Sarıçiçek	2000	10 September 2005	Footprint
3	Ardahan,Yeniköy	2100	20 August 2006	Footprint
4	Erzurum, İspir, Karakale	1600	25 August 2008	Footprint
5	Bingöl, Kiğı, Topraklık	1400	13 March 2009	Footprint
6	Antalya, Alanya, Bucak	700	24 March 2009	Footprint
7	Erzurum, İspir, Sırakonak	1150	26 May 2009	Footprint
8	Kastamonu, Şenpazar, Fırıncık	1200	17 July 2009	Footprint
9	Denizli, Honaz Dağı National Park	1500	26 July 2009	Footprint
10	Ardahan,Posof, Erim	1700	9 August 2009	Footprint
11	Gümüşhane, Artabel Gölleri Nature Park	2300	15 November 2009	Footprint
12	Antalya, Alanya Çeltek	800	6 March 2010	Footprint
13	Trabzon, Maçka, Akarsu, Tekmezar	1500	2 April 2010	Footprint
14	Kastamonu, Azdavay, Zümrüt	1300	20 June 2010	Footprint
15	Erzurum, İspir, Özlüce	1500	20 September 2010	Footprint
16	Çankırı, Ilgaz, Çomar	1600	10 July 2011	Footprint
17	Kastamonu, Taşköprü, Yaralıgöz Mt.	1400	28 August 2011	Footprint
18	Erzincan, İliç, Kayacık	900	19 April 2012	Footprint
19	Giresun, Şebinkarahisar, Eskine Yaylası	1900	15 May 2012	Footprint
20	Kars, Kağızman, Madur Mt.	1500	12 August 2012	Footprint
21	Kütahya, Simav, Ihlamur	1100	19 October 2012	Footprint
22	Erzurum, Çat, Kumaşlı	1800	20 October 2012	Footprint
23	Mersin, Kadıncık Wildlife Res. Area	1000	22 December 2012	Footprint
24	Artvin, Yusufeli, İşhan	1500	28 December 2012	Footprint
25	Trabzon, Uzungöl, Dorinori Mezrası	1750	12 May 2013	Footprint
26	Artvin, Meydancık, Taşköprü Yaylası	2000	22 May 2013	Footprint
27	Rize, Çamlıhemşin, Huser Yaylası	2400	5 November 2013	Footprint
28	Trabzon, Çaykara, Demirli	1400	30 June 2014	Footprint
29	Gümüşhane, Şiran, Yukarı Kulaca	2000	23 November 2014	Footprint
30	Giresun, Dereli, Aksu	1500	28 June 2015	Footprint
31	Artvin, Ardanuç, Meşeköy	1500	5 July 2015	Footprint
32	Tokat, Reşadiye, Çakmak	600	28 August 2016	Footprint
33	Artvin, Yusufeli, Hastaf Yaylası	2400	6 August 2017	Footprint
34	Artvin, Ardanuç, Meşeköy	1500	10 September 2017	Footprint
35	Trabzon, Uzungöl, Filah	1050	15 December 2017	Footprint
36	Giresun, Çamoluk, Gürçalı	1400	4 February 2018	Footprint, CTP
37	Trabzon, Maçka, Taşköprü Yaylası	1600	22 April 2018	Footprint
38	Trabzon, Köprübaşı, Kahvedüzü Yaylası	1000	10 June 2018	Footprint
39	Giresun, Çamoluk, Gürçalı	1300	25 September 2018	Footprint, CTV
40	Erzurum, İspir, Yedigöller	3200	14 October 2018	Footprint
41	Bingöl, Yedisu	1500	5 July 2019	Footprint
42	Trabzon, Çaykara, Uzuntarla Mezrası	2000	7 July 2019	Footprint
43	Giresun, Çamoluk, Gürçalı	1200	5 August 2019	Footprint, CTP
44	Giresun, Şebinkarahisar, Tepeltepe	1200	31 August 2019	Footprint
45	Giresun, Çamoluk, Gürçalı	1300	4 April 2020	Footprint, CTP
46	Giresun, Şebinkarahisar, Yakınca	900	8 June 2020	Footprint
47	Trabzon, Çaykara, Celepçayırı Mezrası	2050	4 July 2020	Footprint
48	Tunceli, Pülümür, Üçdam	1400	19 July 2020	Footprint
49	Giresun, Çamoluk Gürçalı	1350	5 December 2020	Footprint
50	Trabzon, Uzungöl	1150	20 December 2020	Footprint
51	Artvin, Yusufeli, Demirdöven	2000	26 December 2020	Footprint
52	Trabzon, Uzungöl	1150	13 January 2021	Footprint
53	Trabzon, Çaykara, Multat Yaylası	1600	13 January 2021	Footprint
54	Artvin, Yusufeli, Demirdöven	2000	12 February 2021	Footprint
55	Artvin, Yusufeli, Demirdöven	1800	15 February 2021	Footprint, CTP
56	Artvin, Yusufeli, Demirdöven	1700	13 March 2021	Footprint
57	Trabzon, Uzungöl	1150	3 July 2021	Footprint

Table II. Confirmed notices of the leopard from local people and Turkish Security Forces [Record type: Footprints (FP), Cell phone photo (CPP) and Cell phone video (CPV), Thermal camera video (TCV)].

No	Locality	Altitude (m)	Date	Record Type
1	Sivas, Gemerek, Sızır	1500	1993	Fatal attack
2	Artvin, Yusufeli, Kılıçkaya	1000	17 May 2007	Full skin and FP
3	Giresun, Şebinkarahisar, Eskine Yaylası	1900	2013	Seen by locals and FP
4	Artvin, Ardanuç, Meşeköy	1500	5 March 2014	Seen by locals and FP
5	Trabzon, Çaykara, Uzuntarla Mezrası	2000	26 June 2016	Killed by locals and FP
6	Şırnak	~1000	17 August 2017	TCV
7	Trabzon, Uzungöl, Filah	1050	10 December 2017	Seen by locals and FP
8	Erzincan	~1200	29 March 2019	TCV and FP
9	Kütahya, Emet, Çerte	1100	5 May 2019	CPV taken by locals
10	Trabzon, Maçka, Yazlık	1200	4 November 2019	Seen by locals and FP
11	Trabzon, Uzungöl	1150	2 July 2020	CPV taken by locals and FP
12	Artvin, Yusufeli, Demirdöven	1700	24 December 2020	CPP taken by locals and FP
13	Şırnak, Cudi Dağı, Habis Tepe	~2100	17 November 2021	TCV

Table III. Unconfirmed notices of the leopard from local people.

No	Locality	Altitude (m)	Date	Record Type
1	Ardahan, Posof, Sesödile Mt.	2100	1966	Seen by locals
2	Sivas, Divriği	1500	1980	Killed by locals
3	Kars, Kağızman, Çemçe Mt.	1800	2005	Seen by locals
4	Giresun, Şebinkarahisar, Asarcık	1600	2005	Seen by locals
5	Erzincan, Çayırlı, Başköy	1900	2010	Seen by locals
6	Kars, Kağızman, Madur Mt, Görecek	1700	2010	Seen by locals
7	Afyonkarahisar, Dinar, Eldere	1000	2010	Seen by locals
8	Giresun, Şebinkarahisar, Şaplıca	1600	2013	Seen by locals
9	Tokat, Reşadiye, Altıparmak	700	20 May 2014	Seen by locals
10	Çorum, Kargı, Abdullah	1500	20 October 2015	Seen by locals
11	Gümüşhane, Camiboğazı Yaylası	2300	5 September 2020	Killed by locals

Figure 2. Screenshots taken from the thermal camera video of the leopard in Şırnak.

Figure 3. Screenshots taken from the thermal camera video of the leopard in Erzincan.

Figure 4. Screenshots taken from the thermal camera video of the leopard in Şırnak.

Figure 5. Two different leopard footprints with ruler on the snow (Photos: Şağdan BAŞKAYA).

Figure 6. Full skin of the leopard from Kılıçkaya/Yusufeli/Artvin in 2007 (Photos: Ebru Başkaya).