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3b. Graphic showing wolf distribution. DNA scatology was found to be the best method for detection of wolves. Cells in which wolves were recorded are shown by method used: track identification, camera traps and DNA scatology. The number in the legend specifies frequency of records, not number of cells. All these methods may be considered reliable means to detect wolf presence, despite possible errors of track identification (see text). Wolf is clearly restricted to the southern portion of the sampled area.
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The Arabian Leopard Panthera pardus nimr is a flagship species for Oman’s mountain habitats. It is classified by IUCN as Critically Endangered and is listed on Appendix 1 of the convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) having disappeared from most of its former range on the Arabian Peninsula. Most of the remaining w...