Thanks for Helping to Make National Wild Cats’ Day a Success!
In May I shared a request for support from the Program for People and Wildlife (El Programa Gente y Fauna) in Costa Rica. They were attempting to raise funds for…
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Review of Beyond Cecil: Africa’s Lions in Crisis
The killing of Cecil the lion last year drew international attention to the problems associated with trophy hunting. Shortly thereafter, a crucial study revealed that lion populations in some areas…
Jaguars Forever/Jaguares Para Siempre: Great New Video from USFWS International
I recently discovered a great new video while browsing the Twitter feed of Levi Novey, the Outreach and Educational Specialist for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Office…
Highly Endangered Iberian Lynx Cubs Born in Spain
Efforts to save the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), the most endangered wild felid in the world, may be paying off. According to this press release, a female lynx named Kiowa…
Attitudes via Behaviors Part 2: Implications for Common Behaviors and Financial Incentives
Intro In a previous post, I explored some of the ways our behaviors can change our attitudes. This post will examine how those findings can influence conservation. Recall that according…
Help Communities in Costa Rica Celebrate National Wild Cats’ Day
July 4th may be Independence Day in the United States, but in Costa Rica it is National Wild Cats’ Day (Día Nacional del Felino Silvestre). That is right, as of…
Farmers and Conservation Organizations Unite to Create Jaguar-Friendly™ Ecolabel
I have just found an exciting article on Jaguars.org’s Facebook page. The story, originally posted by The Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN), concerns a new development in the fight to…
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…
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