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...
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 Wild Dogs (RWCP)...
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...
Snow leopard notecards by 11-year-old Kyle Trefny (photo: Kyle Trefny) Aren't these notecards beautiful? And what makes them even more beautiful is that they were created by 11-year-old Kyle Trefny in San Francisco to raise money for snow leopard conservation. Kyle...
DHL has entered into an agreement with Panthera, the world's leading big-cat conservation organization, to ship faux leopard furs on a pro bono basis to Africa to help protect this endangered...
Tiger "farms" in South Africa - where tigers are bred for trophy hunting. In this article, Pieter Kat from LionAid talks about captive-bred tigers. Canned tigers? was originally posted on January 27, 2014 at LionAid.org. LIONAID: Many of you will probably know about...
Acclaimed actress and activist Gillian Anderson support cheetah conservation and the work being done by the Cheetah Conservation Fund.
West African Lion Facing Extinction According to a new study funded by Panthera and National Geographic's Big Cat Initiative, there are less than 400 lions in West Africa. Of the remaining lions, an estimated 250 are of breeding age. "The situation is most critical...