Help Stop Crucial Tiger Habitat from being Turned into a Coal Plant
There is a new threat that could inflict serious damage to the Sundarbans: a UNESCO world heritage site and the largest mangrove forest in the world (UNESCO, 2016). The Bangladeshi…
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Traditional Asian Medicine and Jaguars Continued: a Blogcast
Last week I shared an article about an emerging threat to jaguars: the Traditional Asian Medicine (TAM) trade. This post generated quite a stir, and I was asked if I…
The Traditional Asian Medicine Trade is Taking a Heavy Toll on Bolivian Jaguars
Yesterday I came across this disturbing article on the IUCN Cat Specialist Group’s Facebook page. It claims that increasing Chinese involvement in Latin American countries, specifically Bolivia, has led to…
Petition Started to Oppose the Rosemont Copper Mine in Jaguar Critical Habitat
Just two days ago, Conservation CATalyst and the Center for Biological Diversity released the first ever video footage of El Jefe: the jaguar who currently resides in the United States.…
New Video Released of the United States’ only known Jaguar
This is one of the most exciting stories I have yet shared on this blog. El Jefe, the jaguar who resides in Arizona, has been videotaped. And now the Center…
Indigenous Groups Challenge Proposed Nicaraguan Mega Canal
I have previously released two posts on the proposed Nicaraguan Interoceanic Canal. This mega canal would cut through Nicaragua, surpassing even the Panama Canal in size. As such, it poses…
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…
More Information on the Nicaraguan Interoceanic Canal
Just a few days ago I wrote about how the proposed Nicaraguan Interoceanic Canal threatens jaguars. This canal would slice through two key travel corridors for Panthera onca and other…
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