Liebster Award: Take Five
I must be awful at these award posts, because people keep making me redo them. This Liebster Award nomination comes from Zarbakht Bilal of Read Treat, who is one of…
Author: Josh Gross
Wildlife, social science, conservation, and scicomm.
Panthera’s Tributes to the Legendary Dr. Alan Rabinowitz
On August 5, 2018, Dr. Alan Rabinowitz passed away. According to this press release from Panthera, the wild cat conservation organization that he co-founded, his death came after a long…
Journey to Belize: Epilogue
It has now been over a year since I returned from Belize. As long-time followers of this blog may recall, the whole reason I went to Belize was to look…
The Shifting Cultural Significance of Jaguars in Colombia
Dr. Esteban Payán, the Northern South America Regional Director for Panthera‘s Jaguar Program, has just released a fascinating blog post. It details the changing cultural meanings that have been attributed…
The Connecticut Cat: Pumas in the Eastern United States – Part 2
Here is the second post in a collaborative series between myself and Jessica Turner about mountain lions in the Eastern United States. It details the story of the Connecticut Cat,…
Video of Lions Hunting for World Lion Day
Today, August 10, is World Lion Day. It was created to generate support for one of Earth’s most incredible animals: the lion (Panthera leo). As with many species of large…
Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, Stalwart Champion for Big Cats, Has Died
Panthera, the conservation NGO (non-governmental organization) dedicated to the protection of all the world’s wild cat species, has just released a shocking statement. Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, one of the world’s…
New Video of Snow Leopard Cubs Playing in Kyrgyzstan
I am unimaginably busy right now with a project that I will tell you about as soon as I get a chance. In fact, I have been meaning to write…
The Jaguar 