The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been working in Northeast China since 1998 and in the Hunchun Nature Reserve (HNR) since its creation in 2001. The reserve is an important...
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Northeast China has been identified as an important destination for big cats dispersing from source sites in Russia. With support from WildCats Conservation Alliance, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has documented...
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The present-day represents a pivotal moment for big cat conservation in northeast China as tigers and leopards continue to disperse from source populations in Russia. With support from the WildCats...
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For nearly twenty years, WCS Russia has sought to institutionalise rigorous methods of population monitoring in the Russian Far East. In their half-yearly interim report, the team based at Land...
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Zoos and wildlife parks are often the first points of contact for people to experience wildlife and their inspiring zookeepers engage us with tales and facts. Zookeepers are passionate about...
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An Unexpected Complication in Amur leopard population monitoring this winter by Petr Mametiev, WCS Russia Amur leopard monitoring © WCS Russia In mid-January 2021, we arrived at Land of the...
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by Dale Miquelle PhD When we establish a monitoring program to determine population trends for an endangered species, we often think of it as a necessary early warning system for...
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The latest report to WildCats from WCS on the Amur leopard and tiger populations in China contains positive news. WCS has been working in northeast China since 1998 and were...
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Some great footage from Land of the Leopard National Park of an Amur leopard date earlier this month. These events usually occur when the female is in estrus, sprays her...
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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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Resident tiger caught on camera in 2019. Living amongst apex predators © WCS China Living amongst apex predators brings with it certain risks and with conservation actions focused on increasing...
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WCS Russia interim Report 2020
https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/08/WCSRussiaInterimReportAmurLeopardsandTigers2020forweb.pdfWCS Russia Final 2019 Report
https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/05/WCSRussiaFinalReportAmurLeopardsandTigersinRussia19-2020.pdf
In this unprecedented time of lockdown, conservationists are contemplating the future. Here Dale Miquelle, of WCS Russia wonders whether the Amur leopards are enjoying a forest devoid of human presence...
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Zookeepers at the Memphis Zoo are organizing the first annual Conservation Amur Leopard Virtual Run! The virtual 5k is simply a 5k done on your own time. Anyone in the...
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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 for salaries and basic overheads. Whilst...
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Copenhagen Zoo's recent €2.000 donation to support Amur leopards and tigers will be used across the conservation projects of Phoenix Fund, WCS and ZSL for antipoaching, education and monitoring in...
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A big thank you to one of our newest supporters Memphis Zoo in the United States, which has recently sent $2,000 to support Amur leopard conservation. With fewer than 100 Amur...
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On Friday 6th September 2019 Jo, from WildCats was in Helsinki as one of the thousands of visitors attending Korkeasaari Zoo’s Night of the Cats event, or in Finnish, Kissojen...
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WCS Russia Interim 2019 Report
https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/09/WCS-Progress-Report-Russia-Leopards-and-Tigers-August-2019forweb.pdf
Photo © Land of the Leopard National Park/WCS The Wildlife Conservation Society in Russia (ANO WCS) is continuing its work monitoring the Amur leopards and tigers in southwest Primorye, including...
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© МРОО "Центр "Тигр" / TRNGO "Center "Tiger" Update on Leo 131M: Remember the Amur leopard that we mentioned in July who had been taken into rehabilitation by PRNCO Tiger...
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Phoenix Fund is stabilising Amur tiger and Amur leopard populations by improving the efficiency of anti-poaching efforts in five protected areas (PAs) and conducting environmental education activities. Its recent interim...
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Are you a fan of Amur leopards? Are you a budding writer or poet? If your answer to both of these is yes then here’s an opportunity you won’t want...
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It is still a rare occurrence that wild Amur leopards come into the care of humans, but when they do they go to PRNCO ‘Tiger Center’ to receive any veterinary...
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Understanding wildlife disease and how it is passed between animals is crucial for any habitat, especially for the habitat of the endangered Amur tiger and the possible site of the...
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