Behind the Scenes with Lion Conservation
You might recall that last week, I reviewed a video by the brand-new media company PaintedDog TV. I gave that video, called “Safari with Brent: Cheetahs of Leadwood,” the highest…
Author: Josh Gross
Wildlife, social science, conservation, and scicomm.
Inspiring Conservation in War-Torn Afghanistan
Here’s another excellent story from The Revelator. This piece, written by Virginia Gewin, is about a new book called The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation by…
Florida Manatee Deaths up Almost 50% in 2018
Here’s a heart-breaking story by John R. Platt and Dipika Kadaba of The Revelator. It turns out that 824 Florida manatees died last year, almost 50% more than in 2017.…
Review: Cheetahs of Leadwood
Intro Most readers know that I’ve followed Wild SafariLIVE for many years. At first, I watched the series for fun, but I took a harder look at SafariLIVE when I…
How Satellite Technology is Saving Lions
Here’s a cool story from the National Geographic Society that I found in my email this morning. It’s about how National Geographic grantees are using satellite technology to protect lions…
The Plight of Imprisoned Cheetah Conservationists in Iran
Eight Iranian conservationists who were studying Asiatic cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) – of which only 50 are thought to remain in the wild – were arrested in January of 2018.…
Study Suggests Snow Leopard Population Estimates are Inflated
A study performed by researchers with the Snow Leopard Trust suggests that snow leopard (Panthera uncia) population estimates are too high. The study – conducted by Suryawanshi, Khanyari, Sharma, Lkhagvajav,…
Featured Artist Q&A: Lavanya Prakash
Introduction I recently announced that I was launching a new Featured Artist series on this blog. I’ll periodically select a new nature-based artist to highlight, publish a Q&A/interview with them,…
The Jaguar 