by BigCatsWildCats | Jan 18, 2015 | Iberian Lynx Articles
Last month, a pair of Iberian lynxes were reintroduced into the wild in Portugal. The reintroduction took place in the Guadiana Valley Natural Park, situated in the southeastern part of the country. This is the first time the small wild cat has been released in...
by BigCatsWildCats | Jul 18, 2014 | Cheetah Articles
Owning a cheetah has become a status symbol in the Middle East, according to the Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), who warns their popularity as a “hot new luxury pet” is putting wild cheetah populations at greater risk – and possibly extinction....
by BigCatsWildCats | Feb 23, 2014 | Africa Updates, Leopard Articles
A Zulu church has begun using faux leopard fur in traditional religious rituals. The use of leopard skins has been part of the Shembe religion for over a century. “The leopard skin has got a significance because it shows power,” said Lizwi Ncwane, spokesman for the...
by BigCatsWildCats | Feb 21, 2014 | Africa Updates, Cheetah Articles
African cheetah populations are small and fragmented. From Pieter’s Blog at LionAid.org, a report on the illegal trade of cheetahs and their “uncertain future.” LIONAID: A recent poster by the Rangewide Conservation Program for Cheetahs and African...
by BigCatsWildCats | Feb 14, 2014 | Pallas's Cat Articles
While studying snow leopards, researchers from the Annapurna Area Conservation Project have photographed a Pallas’s cat. According to a report by the Himalayan News Service, fourteen pictures of the cat were taken by 11 cameras that had been set up above the village...
