Diverse Locations and a Long History: Historical Context for Urban Leopards (Panthera pardus) in the Early Anthropocene From Seoul, Korea

While the urban landscapes of the early Anthropocene may appear hostile to large carnivores, humans and leopards (Panthera pardus) are known to co-inhabit major urban centres like Mumbai (India), Nairobi (Kenya) and Johannesburg (South Africa). We provide evidence that the presence of leopards in ur...

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Autores principales:	Joshua Powell, Jan C. Axmacher, John D. C. Linnell, Sarah M. Durant
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	leopard big cats cities Seoul urban carnivore Panthera pardus General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution QH1-199.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6115f36edf744467a88238bfafd13f4f2021-11-15T05:32:07ZDiverse Locations and a Long History: Historical Context for Urban Leopards (Panthera pardus) in the Early Anthropocene From Seoul, Korea2673-611X10.3389/fcosc.2021.765911https://doaj.org/article/6115f36edf744467a88238bfafd13f4f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2021.765911/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2673-611XWhile the urban landscapes of the early Anthropocene may appear hostile to large carnivores, humans and leopards (Panthera pardus) are known to co-inhabit major urban centres like Mumbai (India), Nairobi (Kenya) and Johannesburg (South Africa). We provide evidence that the presence of leopards in urban landscapes is not, however, a new phenomenon and has occurred repeatedly over the early history of the Anthropocene. Using records of Amur leopards (P. p. orientalis) in Seoul, Korea, at the end of the 19th century, a capital city and major urban centre with a high human population density, we explore socio-cultural, political and ecological factors that may have facilitated human-leopard co-occurrence in an urban landscape and the factors that eventually led to the leopards' extirpation. We suggest that, in the absence of unsustainable levels of persecution by humans, leopards are able to persist in urban landscapes which contain small patches of dense vegetation and have sufficient alternative food supplies. In light of the continued expansion of urban landscapes in the 21st century and increasing conservation focus on the presence of large carnivore populations there, this paper provides historical context to human co-existence with leopards in urban landscapes during the Anthropocene–and what we can learn from it for the future.Joshua PowellJoshua PowellJoshua PowellJoshua PowellJan C. AxmacherJan C. AxmacherJohn D. C. LinnellJohn D. C. LinnellSarah M. DurantFrontiers Media S.A.articleleopardbig catscitiesSeoulurban carnivorePanthera pardusGeneral. Including nature conservation, geographical distributionQH1-199.5ENFrontiers in Conservation Science, Vol 2 (2021)
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spellingShingle	leopard big cats cities Seoul urban carnivore Panthera pardus General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution QH1-199.5 Joshua Powell Joshua Powell Joshua Powell Joshua Powell Jan C. Axmacher Jan C. Axmacher John D. C. Linnell John D. C. Linnell Sarah M. Durant Diverse Locations and a Long History: Historical Context for Urban Leopards (Panthera pardus) in the Early Anthropocene From Seoul, Korea
description	While the urban landscapes of the early Anthropocene may appear hostile to large carnivores, humans and leopards (Panthera pardus) are known to co-inhabit major urban centres like Mumbai (India), Nairobi (Kenya) and Johannesburg (South Africa). We provide evidence that the presence of leopards in urban landscapes is not, however, a new phenomenon and has occurred repeatedly over the early history of the Anthropocene. Using records of Amur leopards (P. p. orientalis) in Seoul, Korea, at the end of the 19th century, a capital city and major urban centre with a high human population density, we explore socio-cultural, political and ecological factors that may have facilitated human-leopard co-occurrence in an urban landscape and the factors that eventually led to the leopards' extirpation. We suggest that, in the absence of unsustainable levels of persecution by humans, leopards are able to persist in urban landscapes which contain small patches of dense vegetation and have sufficient alternative food supplies. In light of the continued expansion of urban landscapes in the 21st century and increasing conservation focus on the presence of large carnivore populations there, this paper provides historical context to human co-existence with leopards in urban landscapes during the Anthropocene–and what we can learn from it for the future.
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author	Joshua Powell Joshua Powell Joshua Powell Joshua Powell Jan C. Axmacher Jan C. Axmacher John D. C. Linnell John D. C. Linnell Sarah M. Durant
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title	Diverse Locations and a Long History: Historical Context for Urban Leopards (Panthera pardus) in the Early Anthropocene From Seoul, Korea
title_short	Diverse Locations and a Long History: Historical Context for Urban Leopards (Panthera pardus) in the Early Anthropocene From Seoul, Korea
title_full	Diverse Locations and a Long History: Historical Context for Urban Leopards (Panthera pardus) in the Early Anthropocene From Seoul, Korea
title_fullStr	Diverse Locations and a Long History: Historical Context for Urban Leopards (Panthera pardus) in the Early Anthropocene From Seoul, Korea
title_full_unstemmed	Diverse Locations and a Long History: Historical Context for Urban Leopards (Panthera pardus) in the Early Anthropocene From Seoul, Korea
title_sort	diverse locations and a long history: historical context for urban leopards (panthera pardus) in the early anthropocene from seoul, korea
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/6115f36edf744467a88238bfafd13f4f
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Diverse Locations and a Long History: Historical Context for Urban Leopards (Panthera pardus) in the Early Anthropocene From Seoul, Korea

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