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.
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...
Panthera is working around the world to combat this key threat of poaching. We work with numerous partners to stop poachers in their tracks by helping to tra...
CCF Operations Manager Brian Badger explains how our Livestock Guarding Dog program works as part of the whole of CCF's operations to help save the cheetah i...
Learn more about how Cheetah Conservation Fund incorporates genetic research into the race to save the cheetah. Video shot in Namibia, edited by Kate Simerly.
Learn about how Cheetah Conservation Fund provides training to farmers in Namibia to protect the cheetah in the wild. Video shot in Namibia, edited by Kate Simerly.
The Daily Mail's recent story of the Asiatic lion includes stunning photos by wildlife photographer Uri Golman. Read the full story and see all of the images for "An Intimate and Stunning Photo Portrait of the Last Remaining Asiatic Lions..." Read more about the...
Wild cat sanctuaries often struggle with funding. In the article "Raising Large Sums for an Animal Sanctuary" from The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Jean Herrberg from the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Indiana talks about how she acquired property for her sanctuary and...
The Asiatic lion is an endangered lion subspecies that inhabits Gujarat (The Land of the Legends), a state in India. There are currently less than 500 Asiatic lions in existence. Only 13 Asiatic lions were in existence in 1907, when an Indian prince banned hunting...
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