In which Georgia park is a subspecies of the Asia Minor leopard a key faunal species?
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Tusheti National Park The Tusheti National Park in East Georgia is one of the eight new Protected Areas approved by Parliament of Georgia on 22 April 2003. Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the World Bank were part of this approval process under the "Georgia – Protected Areas Development Project." Plants conserved in the park are pine groves ("Pinus sosnovkji") and birch groves ("Betula litvinovii", "Betula raddeana"). The key faunal species in the park are Anatolian leopard ("Panthera pardus ambornii"), bear, chamois, falcon, Golden Eagle, lammergeier, lynx, mountain goat, wild goat, and wolf. The park was named one of the "12 best places you’ve never heard of" by BudgetTravel in 2011 not only for its rich biodiversity but also for its aesthetic terrain, hamlets, old defense towers, cuisine, and folk culture.
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Anatolian leopard The Anatolian leopard ("Panthera pardus tulliana"), also called the Asia Minor leopard, was proposed in the 19th century as a distinct leopard subspecies native to south-western Turkey. Based on morphological analysis, it was proposed to retain the name 'Anatolian leopard' for the population that lived in south-western Turkey, where leopards are considered extinct since the mid-1970s. To date, no leopard has been recorded in this area.
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Climate of Kaziranga National Park Kaziranga National Park (Assamese: কাজিৰঙা ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান "Kazirônga Rastriyô Uddyan," ] ) is an Indian national park and a World Heritage Site in Golaghat and Nagaon districts of Assam, India. It is refuge for the world's largest population of Great One-horned Rhinoceros. Kaziranga has the highest density of tigers in the World. The park has many Elephant, Water Buffalo and Swamp Deer and is an Important Bird Area. The park has achieved notable progress in wildlife conservation despite several constraints.
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Neofelis diardi borneensis Neofelis diardi borneensis is a subspecies of the Sunda clouded leopard ("Neofelis diardi") native to the island of Borneo. It is different from "Neofelis diardi diardi" in the shape and frequency of spots, as well as in craniomandibular and dental characters.
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Golden Mountains of Altai Golden Mountains of Altai is the name of an UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of the Altai and Katun Natural Reserves, Lake Teletskoye, Belukha Mountain, and the Ukok Plateau. As stated in the UNESCO description of the site, "the region represents the most complete sequence of altitudinal vegetation zones in central Siberia, from steppe, forest-steppe, mixed forest, subalpine vegetation to alpine vegetation". While making its decision, UNESCO also cited Russian Altai's importance for preservation of the globally endangered mammals, such as snow leopard and the Altai argali. The site covers a vast area of 16,175 km².
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Seminole State Park Seminole State Park is a 604 acre (2.44 km) state park located on the shores of Lake Seminole in the extreme southwest corner of Georgia. The park offers excellent fishing opportunities on the lake, as well as a tranquil getaway in one of the park's cottages or campsites. The park also offers a scenic nature trail to experience the forest in the park. The park also offers treehouse camping that sleeps up to fifteen people. The park recently opened a new group shelter that seats up to two hundred people. The park has a new Facebook page where people can go and see what events or specials are going on at the park.
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Glaciers of Georgia The glaciers of Georgia are mainly located along the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range.
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Southern ribbon snake Southern ribbon snake "(Thamnophis sauritus sackeni)" is a species of garter snake. It is one of four subspecies of the eastern ribbon snake ("Thamnophis sauritus") is smaller than the other "Thamnophis sauritus" subspecies at 16 to 30 inches and occurs in the southeastern United States from South Carolina, extreme southern Georgia and Alabama, southeast Mississippi and all of Florida at sea level to 500 feet.
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Georgian shemaya The Georgian shemaya ("Alburnus derjugini") is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus "Alburnus". It is found in eastern Black Sea tributaries, from south of the Caucasus in Russia and Georgia, south to the Çoruh River in eastern Anatolia, Turkey and west to the Sakarya River.
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Khevsureti Khevsureti (Georgian: ხევსურეთი, "a land of valleys") is a historical-ethnographic region in eastern Georgia. They are the branch of Kartvelian (Georgian) people located along both the northern (Pirikita khevsureti, Georgian: პირიქითა ხევსურეთი) and southern (Piraketa khevsureti, Georgian: პირაქეთა ხევსურეთი) slopes of the Great Caucasus Mountains.
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Governance of Kaziranga National Park Kaziranga National Park (Assamese: কাজিৰঙা ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান "Kazirônga Rastriyô Uddyan," ] ) is an Indian national park and an UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in the Golaghat and Nagaon district of Assam, India. It is a tourist destination and conservation area particularly notable as a refuge for the endangered Indian one-horned rhinoceros ("Rhinoceros unicornis"), hosting the largest population of wild Indian one-horned Rhinoceros in the world. The park contains significant stock of three other large herbivores — the Asian Elephant, the Asiatic Water Buffalo and the eastern subspecies of the Swamp Deer. Kaziranga also has the highest density of tiger in the world and is declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006. Kaziranga is recognized as an Important Bird Area by Birdlife International for conservation of avifaunal species.
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Grass Hills National Park Grass Hills National Park is a protected area in the Western Ghats, India, and a part of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, forming its boundary with Eravikulam National Park in neighbouring Kerala state. The landscape is a combination of peaks and high plateaus above 2000m MSL composed of montane shola-grassland ecosystem that is unique to the higher ranges of the Western Ghats of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
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Rustavi International Motorpark The Rustavi International Motorpark is a motor racing venue located 20 km south-east of Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Balochistan leopard The Balochistan leopard or Baluchistan leopard ("Panthera pardus tulliana") was proposed as a leopard subspecies native to Baluchistan. Reginald Innes Pocock described it in 1930 on the basis of a single skin and two skulls from the Kirthar Mountains. He admitted that the skin closely resembled those of "P. p. saxicolor", but is distinguishable from the typical "P. p. fusca" in colour. Based on genetic analysis, it was subsumed to "P. p. saxicolor". It is considered synonymous with this subspecies.
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Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary The Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary, established in 1989, is rich in flora and fauna. It is situated in the Lohit District of the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The park is named after the Kamlang River which flows through it. The Mishmi, Digaru, and Mizo tribal people who reside around the periphery of the sanctuary claim their descent from the King Rukmo of the epic Mahabharata. They believe in a myth of an invisible god known as "Suto Phenkhenynon jamalu". An important body of water in the sanctuary is the Glow Lake. Located in tropical and sub-tropical climatic zones, the sanctuary is the habitat of the four big cat species of India: tiger, leopard, clouded leopard and snow leopard.
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Quercus iberica Quercus iberica (Georgian oak) is a deciduous tree native to the Caucasus (including regions of coastal northeastern Turkey, Asia Minor and Iran). The Georgian oak is a fairly large tree growing up to 20 - in height, or exceptionally up to 40 m . "Q. iberica" is known for its very short stalk and acorns that occur either in pairs or alone. The tree is widely distributed throughout the drier regions of Eastern Georgia and generally does not like excessively moist or marshy soils, although it can be found in large groves in moist areas of Western Georgia as well. "Q. iberica" forms forests together with chestnut, hornbeam and maple. In most areas, the Georgian oak grows at elevations of 400 - above sea level, but in some cases it can be found at elevations up to 1500 - above sea level. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of "Quercus petraea".
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Leopard gecko The leopard gecko ("Eublepharis macularius") is a crepuscular, ground-dwelling lizard naturally found in the highlands of Asia and throughout Afghanistan, to parts of northern India. Unlike most geckos, leopard geckos possess movable eyelids, and cannot climb up smooth surfaces. It has become a well-established and popular pet in captivity.
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Leopard The leopard ("Panthera pardus") is one of the five "big cats" in the genus "Panthera". It is a member of the family Felidae with a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia. Fossil records suggest that in the Late Pleistocene it occurred in Europe and Japan.
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Philippine pangolin The Philippine pangolin or Palawan pangolin, also known as the balintong ("Manis culionensis"), is a pangolin species endemic to the Palawan province of the Philippines. Its habitat includes primary and secondary forests, as well as surrounding grasslands. This species is moderately common within its limited range, but is at risk due to heavy hunting because of its valued scales and meat. This species is distinguished from the closely related Sunda pangolin by its smaller body-to-tail ratio, smaller scales, and a shorter head.
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Rostov Nature Reserve Rostov Nature Reserve (Russian: Ростовский заповедник ) (also Rostovsky) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve) that protects a variety of sensitive southern European steppe wetlands, the largest herd of wild horses in Europe (the Don Mustangs), and also wetland habitat for birds. The protected areas are divided into five sections that cover the waters of Lake Manych-Gudilo, islands in that lake, surrounding steppe and shore lands. The reserve is situated in the Orlovsky District, of Rostov Oblast, about 100 km northeast of Rostov-on-Don. It is part of a Ramsar Wetland site of international importance.
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Tsaneri Glacier Tsaneri is a valley glacier located on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in the Svaneti Region of Georgia. The glacier lies at and above the source the river Mulkhra. The length of the Tsaneri Glacier is 11.2 km and its surface area is 28.8 km2 . Tsaneri consists of two branches that feed off of the adjacent glaciers that are located on the slopes of Mt. Tikhtengeni, Lalveri, Tetnuldi, and Gistola.
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Pampas cat The Pampas cat ("Leopardus colocolo"), also known as the colocolo or Pantanal cat over parts of its range, is a small wild cat native to South America. It is named after the Pampas, but occurs in grassland, shrubland, and dry forest at elevations up to 5000 m .