Heavily Logged Rain Forests can Recover
An integral part of conserving jaguars is safeguarding their habitats. In some parts of their range, this includes tropical rain forests. But these forests are rapidly disappearing (Whitworth, Downie, von…
Category: News
New Protected Area will Benefit Mongolia’s Snow Leopards
I just received a notification from the Snow Leopard Trust about an exciting new development. Nearly 8,163 square kilometers of land is about to be turned into a Nature Reserve,…
Reports of Tiger Population Increase Decried as “Misleading” by Scientists
Only four days ago, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Global Tiger Forum (GTF) broke the story that world tiger numbers had increased for the first time in over a…
Global Tiger Numbers Increase for the First Time in 100 Years
Notice: A few days after the article that this post is based on was released, contradictory reports emerged. Many scientists feel that the global tiger population has not increased, but that…
Tigers Declared ‘Functionally Extinct’ in Cambodia
I have sad news to share. According to this article from The Guardian, tigers have just been declared functionally extinct in Cambodia. This means there are likely no more breeding…
Elusive Argentine Jaguar Photographed Eating a Tapir
I have just come across an excellent article by Earth Touch News Network’s Sarah Keartes. It highlights exciting photographs from Proyecto Yaguareté (Project Jaguar) of a jaguar (Panthera onca) eating…
Amur Leopard Population Doubles thanks to Clever Insurance Program
The Amur leopard (Pathera pardus ssp. orientalis) may be the most endangered big cat in the world. As recently as 2007 no more than 30 of these rare felids were…
The Traditional Asian Medicine Trade is Taking a Heavy Toll on Bolivian Jaguars
Yesterday I came across this disturbing article on the IUCN Cat Specialist Group’s Facebook page. It claims that increasing Chinese involvement in Latin American countries, specifically Bolivia, has led to…
The Jaguar 