Working for the smaller wild cats
The Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) has improved from Endangered to Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, continuing its dramatic recovery from near extinction thanks to sustained conservation efforts. “As the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species celebrates … Continued
By Cameron de Jong I’d like to share an observation of a Flat-headed Cat at Uncle Tan’s Wildlife Camp on the Kinabatangan River. I’m an ecologist and I’m aware these are poorly known animals so I’m hoping my observation and … Continued
Margay Gymnastics from Phil Slosberg on Vimeo. The Margay’s distribution range extends from central Mexico through Central and South America to Uruguay and northern Argentina. Margays are the wizards of the tree tops, and are beautifully adapted to an … Continued
Why is this project relevant? The transformation of natural habitats into cropland and ranch lands is one of the major threats to biodiversity globally. The colonization by Europeans of the Argentine Patagonia caused strong modifications of the natural steppes and … Continued
By Sara Jordan-McLachlan 2021 Abstract As human populations continue to grow and move into city centers globally, historic wildlife habitat is being brought into the urban matrix. Increasingly, cities are acknowledging that biodiversity is important for supporting ecological resilience and … Continued
Written by Wildcat Haven We wanted to update you on the current status of Scottish wildcat conservation work in Scotland. We warn you in advance that some of what follows will be uncomfortable and some of the links upsetting to … Continued
The Black-footed Cat Working Group’s (BFCWG) aim is to conserve the rare Black-footed Cats (abbreviated as BFC hereafter) by promoting awareness and conducting research on their biology. So far the group has concentrated on two study areas in central South … Continued
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc, a global leader in veterinary diagnostics and software, today announced that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jonathan Ayers, and his wife, Helaine, have established a foundation that will support conservation of the estimated 40 species of … Continued
Our website can bring some wondrous surprises. In mid October, we received a comment on our flat-headed Cat fact sheet. The commenter said they had captured two flat-headed cats on film in Tanjung Puting National Park in Borneo. Would we … Continued
By Saurabh Chakraborty At the verge of dawn, when there was hardly any light, the world’s largest mangrove, the Sundarbans where still many mysteries and folklore prevail, blessed me with the sighting of a huge Jungle Cat. After the sighting of … Continued