In this communication, we report range extension and persistent movement of the vulnerable leopard (Panthera pardus) towards the Thar Desert, west of its established range from 2010 to 2018. Our study documents 14 cases of the presence of male leopards in five districts and 55.7–413.7 km away from the known distribution limit. The species movement could be due to lower competition, food and water availability, increased agricultural and forest coverage in the Indira Gandhi Command area.

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弱势豹（Panthera pardus）向印度拉贾斯坦邦塔尔沙漠的射程扩大和移动

在此通信中，我们报告了脆弱豹（Panthera pardus）向塔尔沙漠移动的范围扩大和持续移动，其范围为2010年至2018年。在我们的研究中，五个地区和55.7个地区有14例雄性豹存在。距已知分布极限–413.7公里。物种运动可能是由于英迪拉·甘地指挥区的竞争降低，食物和水的供应量增加，农业和森林覆盖率提高。