Humans and Jaguars: overcoming a history of conflict
I am pleased to announce that I have just authored my first guest post. The essay is titled “Humans and Jaguars: overcoming a history of conflict,” and it can be…
Tag: conservation
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…
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…
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 Getting some Well-Deserved Media Attention
I am happy to report that jaguars have recently been featured by two well-known environmental groups: Defenders of Wildlife and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Both organizations have given jaguars…
Are Human-Wildlife Conflicts Really Human-Human Conflicts?
Previously, I wrote about how conflict between people and jaguars is often more complicated than it may seem. While it may appear to be driven by predation on livestock, Marchini…
Big Cat Week 2015 is Coming
I have wonderful news! I have recently acquired a press release about the most important week of the year*: Big Cat Week. Big Cat Week is a massive educational and…
