by BigCatsWildCats | Jul 14, 2015 | Lion Articles
This film exposes the ugly truth behind South Africa’s canned lion hunting industry. It will premiere at the Durban International Film Festival on July 22, 2015. In South Africa there are some 10,000 lions and the numbers are increasing all the time. But the lie...
by BigCatsWildCats | Jul 6, 2015 | Conservation Updates
On July 6, 2015 the Discovery Channel premiered a new Asiatic lion documentary “India’s Wandering Lions”. The lions were tracked and filmed for over 3 years. Today, the Indian lion population has rebounded to a population of over 400 – a cause...
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...
