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...
by BigCatsWildCats | Feb 13, 2014 | Lion Articles
It was recently reported that there are less than 400 wild lions in West Africa. In this story, Panthera talks about a possible “silver lining” for this critically endangered species. The Silver Lining for the Lions of West Africa was originally published...
