Southern African leopards are genetically healthy: study

18 January 2016 - 14:26
By TMG Digital

The southern Africa leopard population displays a healthy genetic structure‚ according to a study by researchers from six countries including South Africa's Stellenbosch University. The research is a first step towards the development of guidelines for maintaining the natural genetic structure and diversity of the southern African leopard population (Panthera pardus).

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