The recent report from Phoenix Fund in Vladivostok highlights some of the problems but also some of the opportunities caused by a year of suffering under the COVID-19 pandemic. This...
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Abstract Costs of large predator conservation may not be equitably distributed among stakeholders; these include farming communities, tourism business owners and visitors. Financial redistribution mechanisms based on accrued benefits and...
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The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review published last week is an essential read, though at 600 pages long and containing detailed economic equations and theories, it is hard going...
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Tigers and other wildlife constantly transverse Thailand's border with Myanmar and the recent news of political unrest in Myanmar reminds us of the fragility of the tiger population in Thailand's...
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The 1st February is the start of the WildCats projects year, and this year is no exception. Today, eight projects funded by WildCats Conservation Alliance begin the activities and objectives...
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Welcome Zoo de la Barben in France as WildCats newest supporter zoo! The zoo's conservation charity Ecofaune, has donated €1.500 to our fund for Amur tigers and leopards. Zoo de...
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A recent article in the online environmental news site Mongabay, has highlighted that illegal agricultural encroachment in Kerinci Seblat National Park in Sumatra increased during 2020. According to the article...
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A long-running PHS TPCU investigation into a tiger poaching syndicate operating in two national parks in Sumatra has resulted in the arrest of three men – one, the syndicate kingpin...
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Top supporter Wilhelma Zoo in Stuttgart Germany, came to the rescue in early January with a donation of €16,500 to help conserve wild Sumatran tigers in Kerinci Seblat National Park. ...
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Despite the closure of many of our supporter zoos over the busy Christmas season and the difficulties that some have found themselves in, we have seen that even some of...
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Fota Wildlife Park in the Republic of Ireland recently donated €7,500 to Sumatran tiger conservation taking its contribution to WildCats Conservation Alliance to over €50,000. Money Fota donates is used...
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WildCats Conservation Alliance is delighted to thank the staff and visitors at Korkeasaari (Helsinki Zoo) for another year of fundraising despite the Covid-19 pandemic and the rainy weather in September. ...
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French conservation foundation La Passerelle has recently donated €3.000 to WildCats Conservation Alliance to assist Amur leopard conservation in the Russian Far East. The foundation was established by Julien Pierre...
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WildCats is known for giving out grants to conservation projects, but it is also in receipt of an annual grant itself which pays for salaries and basic overheads. Whilst WildCats...
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Members of Förderverein der Hauptstadtzoos Thank you, friends of Berlin's zoos The “Förderverein der Hauptstadtzoos” (translation - support association of the capital cities zoos) helps several projects in Zoo...
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Freeland interim report 2020
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Two recent stories in the press remind us that hope is always present in the fight for wild tiger survival. Both these stories came from Thailand, the last stronghold of…
A second young person has recently taken on a challenge for wild cats. This time Owen aged 6 from California who loves Amur tigers. Owen organised a bike-a-thon around his…
Abstract Zoonosis-based epidemics are inevitable unless we revisit our relationship with the natural world, protect habitats, and regulate wildlife trade, including live animals and nonsustenance products. To prevent future zoonoses,...
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An Amur tiger caught on camera in the Russia Far East © Kerley/ZSL A new paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of United States of America...
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Abstract Canine distemper virus (CDV) has recently emerged as an extinction threat for the endangered Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica). CDV is vaccine-preventable, and control strategies could require vaccination of...
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Jessica, aged 7 - fundraising inspiration! Every so often we are contacted by someone who wants to make a difference to wild tigers and Amur leopards and is a fundraising...
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This week the world lost a true tiger and Amur leopard champion. Dr John Lewis, wildlife and zoo veterinarian, died unexpectedly, a life cut short. John made an enormous contribution...
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The WildCats supporter packs are back! Choosing one of our donation packs is a great way to support WildCats Conservation Alliance. Our packs (which can be posted internationally) make...
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Abstract Development of landscape connectivity and spatial population models is challenging, given the uncertainty of parameters and the sensitivity of models to factors and their interactions over time. Using spatially...
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Supporting Sumatran tiger conservation Thank you, Manor Wildlife Park in Wales, for establishing WildCats Conservation Alliance as a beneficiary of £5 from each sale of its tiger adoption pack. The...
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