Wild cats are members of the Felidae (cat) family. Many Felidae species, especially domestic cats, dislike water. However, quite a few big, medium-sized, and small wild cats are skilled swimmers. You can find them cooling off in the water, traveling from one location...
Big cats and small wild cats news from around the world. What can we learn from Jaguar poop? A lot. - Scientists study jaguar scat (poop) to learn about the animal's health, hormones, stress and other body processes. It has become an effective way of researching these...
Big cat and small wild cat news from around the world... Why you shouldn't declaw tigers or other big cats - A new study about the impact of declawing big cats. "In a new study, researchers looked at the effects of declawing on larger cat species and found that...
7 Facts about the Amur tiger, the fiercest inhabitant of the Far East - Some general facts about the Amur tiger. "Around 95% of the Amur tiger population lives on the territory of the Russian Federation - in the Primorsky and Khabarovsk territories, Amur Region and...
According to a new study published in the journal Onyx (Cambridge University Press on behalf of Fauna & Flora International) twenty-seven orphaned Namibia cheetahs were successfully raised, rehabilitated and returned to the wild between 2002 and 2018. The...
The Vallarta Botanical Garden, located south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in the state of Jalisco, has announced the establishment of a sanctuary to protect ocelots from poaching and habitat fragmentation. Santuario de los Ocelots (Ocelot Sanctuary) will create a safe...
Spain has implemented a new traffic light system to help the endangered Iberian lynx safely cross busy streets. Each year approximately 40 Iberian lynx are killed in traffic accidents. It is the main cause of death for Spain’s lynx population. The new system uses...
Last month construction started on a new 210-foot wildlife crossing that will pass over 10 lanes of the 101 freeway in Agoura Hills, California. The crossing is scheduled to be completed in 2025. It will enable mountain lions and other wildlife to move safely between...
November 29th, 2021 is International Jaguar Day, a celebration of the jaguar as a cultural symbol, and the critical role this big cat plays in maintaining a healthy, balanced eco-system. International Jaguar Day is an annual event. It was proposed by attendees of the...
Urban sprawl has made life for Southern California cougars increasingly difficult. Now a new study predicts that two cougar populations in the Santa Ana and Santa Monica Mountains may end up becoming extinct within 50 years. Some of the factors contributing to the...