The Blogger Appreciation Award
I am honored to announce that I have been nominated for the Blogger Appreciation Award. My friend, Charles French, created this award. Charles is an accomplished writer and a professor,…
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On Snow Leopard Mountain – Beautiful Video
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…
New Breeding Population of Tigers Found
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…
Proposed National Park could be a Lifeline for China’s Big Cats
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,…
A Very Special Thank You
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…
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…
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…
New Protected Area will Benefit Mongolia’s Snow Leopards
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,…
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