Russian scientists said that genetic prognosis will allow to learn more about Amur tigers and leopards, and even to find out what number of those crossing the border of Russia and China. In the study of animals they will help colleagues from China.
Professionals turned to the collection of genetic material of the Amur tiger and far Eastern leopard, so that in conjunction with scientists from China to find out how many of these animals crossed the Russian-Chinese border and the changes in their populations.
"Genetic prediction of a population produces a very thorough information on the population status. For a start, he gives to learn about the number of individuals, age structure, and the most important advantage over other methods of prediction is that it allows you to set the relationship between individuals", - quotes RIA Novosti professional CLO state Park "Land of leopard" Mary Okulov.
In places the animal population scientists gather their wool and waste. Professionals said that they have already 80 samples. They will deal with data until the end of winter, and then send all found in the Institute of Biology and soil science Feb RAS, where scientists will be allocated from each DNA sample.
Samples will be sent to one of the laboratories of China, which also are similar studies. Communication can help to know how many tigers and leopards crosses the boundary of the 2-States. In addition, scientists are tracking animals: finding the tracks of a tiger or leopard, scientists go through it, studying the habits of animals.
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