New Video Footage of Rare Amazonian Cats
Viewing unscripted footage of wild animals is a great way to increase one’s appreciation of them. Therefore I am happy to share this article from Mongabay. Six months ago, researchers…
Tag: big cats
Mexican Conservationists are Committed to Jaguar Recovery
Mexico is an important country for jaguar (Panthera onca) conservation. Not only is it the third most important country in the world for biodiversity (Valdez, Guzmán-Aranda, Abarca, Tarango-Arámbula, & Sánchez,…
Arizona’s Only Known Jaguar Given a Name
In a previous post, I mentioned that the Center for Biological Diversity was hosting a contest to name the United States’ only known jaguar. That contest is now over. Students…
Big Cat Week 2015 to Begin on November 27
Back in September I shared a press release about Big Cat Week 2015. After many visits to National Geographic’s website, I have finally learned when Big Cat Week will begin.…
Lion Populations Likely to Fall by Half in Central and West Africa
As of now, African lions have lost over 90% of their historic range. Nearly 100 years ago there were as many as 200,000 wild African lions, and now that number…
Jaguars in the United States: Part 2
I was stunned by the surprise and beauty of the scene. This was a first for me. I had been 60 years waiting to see this beautiful creature. I said…
Jaguars in the United States: Part 1
We saw neither hide nor hair of him, but his personality pervaded the wilderness; no living beast forgot his potential presence, for the price of unwariness was death. No deer…
New Video of a Jaguar Diving Underwater to Kill a Caiman
This video has been making the rounds on social media lately, so you may have already seen it. But I had to share it here. A group of tourists in…
The Jaguar 