Enchanting Trail Camera Footage of Jaguars and their Prey
I have just stumbled across an excellent video from the Crees Foundation. It is a compilation of trail camera footage from the Manu Biosphere Reserve in Peru: a UNESCO World…
Traditional Asian Medicine and Jaguars Continued: a Blogcast
Last week I shared an article about an emerging threat to jaguars: the Traditional Asian Medicine (TAM) trade. This post generated quite a stir, and I was asked if I…
Connecting the Dots for Tigers: The Importance of Landscape Connectivity
I previously said that poaching for the Traditional Asian Medicine (TAM) trade is the most immediate threat to wild tigers. But there is another issue that could lead to Panthera…
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 Tiger: The Most Magnificent Cat of All
While all wild felids are extraordinary creatures, there is one that stands above them all (literally). It is beautiful and terrifying, powerful and threatened: the tiger (Panthera tigris). This post…
Petition Started to Oppose the Rosemont Copper Mine in Jaguar Critical Habitat
Just two days ago, Conservation CATalyst and the Center for Biological Diversity released the first ever video footage of El Jefe: the jaguar who currently resides in the United States.…
New Video Released of the United States’ only known Jaguar
This is one of the most exciting stories I have yet shared on this blog. El Jefe, the jaguar who resides in Arizona, has been videotaped. And now the Center…
New Population of Lions Confirmed in Ethiopia
In 2015, the death of the beloved lion Cecil brought international attention to the plight of this species. Overhunting, habitat loss, and human-wildlife conflict have caused lion numbers to drop…
The Jaguar 