I have just stumbled upon a fantastic video from BBC Earth Unplugged. It features Tsewang Norboo of Ulley Village in Ladakh, India, who gives us a rare glimpse into his world. He discusses the shifting attitudes among Ladakhis towards wild animals, shares stories about his encounters with them, and highlights the importance of wildlife for … More On Snow Leopard Mountain – Beautiful Video
Of all the big cats, few have suffered more than tigers (Panthera tigris). They have lost 96% of their historic range, and have been reduced to just 3,900 individuals left in the wild (Panthera, 2015d). Thankfully there is now some good news regarding these most magnificent of cats. Scientists have confirmed the presence of a second … More New Breeding Population of Tigers Found
Hello friends, I have returned from my introduction to field work in the Mattole to find an encouraging story on the IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group’s Facebook page. The article, written by Kathleen McLaughlin and published in the magazine Science, concerns a proposed national park in China that could prove crucial for recovering Amur tigers (Panthera … More Proposed National Park could be a Lifeline for China’s Big Cats
In September of 2015, I shared an urgent plea for assistance on The Jaguar and its Allies. Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) conservation communities in Pakistan had been decimated by massive floods, and the Snow Leopard Trust had started a campaign to raise money for these villagers. These people had done a great deal to help endangered … More A Very Special Thank You
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 was recently photographed with three cubs in Spain’s Sierra Morena mountains. This is significant for several reasons. First of all, the Iberian lynx might be … More Highly Endangered Iberian Lynx Cubs Born in Spain
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 May, Villacampa, & MacLeod, 2016). But while this is cause for immediate action, it is not cause for despair. A recent study suggests that under … More Heavily Logged Rain Forests can Recover
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, a designation that will benefit both wildlife and local people. Mining, hunting, and construction will be banned in this area; whereas traditional activities that do … More New Protected Area will Benefit Mongolia’s Snow Leopards
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 we have simply gotten better at counting them. Click here for a summary of some of those claims. This article from National Geographic’s Brian Clark … More Global Tiger Numbers Increase for the First Time in 100 Years
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 a tapir in the Forest Reserve San Jorge of Argentina. But this was not any jaguar: it was Aratirí. Aratirí, whose name means “big male,” has … More Elusive Argentine Jaguar Photographed Eating a Tapir
I would like to share an article I found on the blog of one of my favorite NGOs: the Snow Leopard Trust. It is a question and answer session with Kalzang Gurmet and Tanzin Thinley, who are conservationists in Spiti, India. While the entire post is worth a read, there are two points that stick … More Working with Local People Pays off for Snow Leopard Conservationists
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