According to a new article on African lion conservation by science and nature writer David Quammen, recent surveys and estimates indicate an 80% decline in lions throughout Africa, with the remaining lions currently living in approximately 70 different areas. “But the...
A new report on African lion conservation, A Framework for the Ex-situ Reintroduction of the African Lion, has been published by Jackie Abell of Lancaster University in collaboration with the African Lion & Environmental Research Trust (ALERT). The report provides...
The fishing cat is small wild cat that lives in southern Asia wetlands near streams, marshes and rivers. They are agile and excellent swimmers, and can even swim under water. Male fishing cats weigh approximately 25 lbs., with the females weighing around 15 lbs. As...
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...
On April 15th, 2013, the Supreme Court of India issued a ruling that some of the Asiatic lions living in the state of Gujarat must be relocated to Madhya Pradesh within six months. Gujarat is now appealing the ruling. Supporters of the move say that the Gujarat...
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...
"...three of us watched mesmerised out of our caravan window as a jaguarundi drank water from a bird bath at a remote desert camp near Pioneer Town. The animal calmly wandered off completely aware of our presence to sit some 40 meters away on its hind quarters to...
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...
Aishwin Naidu, a doctoral candidate at the University of Arizona is conducting research on bobcats and mountain lions in the area, including applying non-invasive genetics to help with conservation Read more and watch the video:...
Nine exotic cats and two other wild animals were confiscated from a dilapidated Atchison, Kansas, property yesterday after authorities discovered that the an...