The BigCatsWildCats Blog focuses on wild cats and their conservation, providing updates and articles on big cats, such as lions, tigers, and leopards, as well as the lesser-known small wild cats, like the sand cat, Pallas’s cat and margay. We also cover regional news from around the world, detailing conservation efforts, challenges, and progress in protecting these species.
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...
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 at...
A family of Asiatic cheetahs has been spotted in Iran’s Turan national park. The mother and four cubs were discovered by conservationists at the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation. The Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) also called the Iranian cheetah, is...
In an article written in the Oryx journal, researchers are reporting that the African lion population in Uganda has decreased more than 30 percent over the past 10 years. Reasons for the decline include "...poisoning by local cattle herders, retaliation for livestock...
Rihanna visits Lion Park in South Africa before performing at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. The Lion Park is a breeding ground and sanctuary for African wildlife, with a focus on the Wild Dog, white lion and cheetah. The lions in the park come from Mozambique,...
A 125-pound mountain lion has been living in L.A.’s Griffith Park for the past four years. Griffith Park is one of the largest urban parks in the country. Located just above Los Feliz Boulevard, it covers over 4,300 acres. The young lion, named P-22, has...
According to a recent article in Scientific American, the best way to lure a jaguar to a camera trap is by spraying the surrounding tree branches with Calvin Klein’s “Obsession for Men” cologne. The camera traps are used to take photos of the jaguars and collect...
The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is small wild cat that lives in southern Asia wetlands near streams, marshes and rivers. It is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN, but some populations are considered Endangered. Their status, which was last updated in 2016,...
On June 21, 2013, two Iberian lynx cubs born at the Silves reproduction centre in southern Portugal were released in the Guarrizas valley (Spain) after being taught to hunt and survive in the wilderness. To date, 19 cubs (11 from Silves) have been reintroduced to...
The Sumatran tiger, found only on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, is a critically endangered big cat. There are currently less than 400 of these rare and beautiful animals living in the wild. At the time of the 1973 ratification of the Convention of International...
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