Jeong, Daecheol
Hyun, Jee Yun
Marchenkova, Taisiia
Matiukhina, Dina
Cho, Sujoo
Lee, Jangmi
Kim, Dong Youn
Li, Ying
Darman, Yury
Min, Mi-Sook
Bardyuk, Victor
Lee, Younghee
Pandey, Puneet
Lee, Hang
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea, Convention on Biological Diversity under Bio-Bridge Initiative (550-20190003, 550-20190003, 550-20190003, 550-20190003, 550-20190003, 550-20190003, 550-20190003, 550-20190003)
Brain Korea-21 programme (5260-20190100, 5260-20200100, A0449-2020010, 5260-20190100, 5260-20200100, A0449-2020010, 5260-20190100, 5260-20200100, A0449-2020010)
Tiger and Leopard Conservation Fund in Korea (Building Tumen River Corridor for Tigers and leopards: Genetic diversity of tigers and leopards using non-invasive technique 2022-2023, Building Tumen River Corridor for Tigers and leopards: Genetic diversity of tigers and leopards using non-invasive technique 2022-2023, Building Tumen River Corridor for Tigers and leopards: Genetic diversity of tigers and leopards using non-invasive technique 2022-2023)
Article History
Received: 24 May 2024
Accepted: 13 November 2024
First Online: 2 December 2024
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was conducted based on the memorandum of understanding between the Tiger and leopard Conservation Fund in Korea (KTLCF), Republic of Korea and the Land of the Leopard National Park (LLNP), Russia. Samples were legally collected without direct disturbance or intimidation to the subject animals. DNA extraction was carried out in Russia, and the extracted DNA was subsequently exported to South Korea. The entire experimental process was conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines on animal experiments provided by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of Seoul National University. In accordance with the import and export regulations of internationally endangered species, CITES permit was approved by the Han River Basin Environmental Office under the Ministry of Environment in Korea (ES2019-03989).