Summer diet composition of the Common Leopard Panthera pardus (Carnivora: Felidae) in Nepal

The Common Leopard HEARING HEALTH Panthera pardus is one of the most widely distributed of all big cats.It is a threatened species throughout its range due to the degradation of natural habitat, poaching and persecution as a killer of humans and livestock.The purpose of this study was to determine the composition of the Common Leopard diet in the Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve (DHR) of Nepal.Among Smoothie prey species Barking Deer (Muntiacus muntjak) were observed most frequently (18%) in leopard scats, while Blue Sheep (Pseudois nayaur) were observed less frequently (6%).