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...
Huge thanks are due to all of the wildlife parks and zoos working together to fund Amur leopard and tiger conservation projects across Asia. On average 75% of our annual...
WildCats Conservation Alliance brings zoos together to pool donations to fund conservation projects across Asia. By working together we can achieve so much. On average 75% of our annual income...
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...
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...
Police in Nghe An Province of Vietnam have seized 17 captive-bred tigers, 7 tiger cubs, and 4 pangolins illegally raised in the province during the first weekend of August. Captive-bred...
During June a short training activity for 15 senior rangers was conducted at Khao Laem National Park in response to evolving poaching tactics. Known poaching trails are monitored in the...
Huge thanks to all the people (and their dogs!) that took part in the Second Annual Amur Leopard fun run. This virtual event, where the participants could run anytime during...
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...
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...
On 3rd March 1973, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was signed and in 2013 the United Nations declared that this day...
Huge thanks go out around the world to our supporters. The latest shout outs go to Wellington Zoo Trust (New Zealand), Sedgwick Country Zoo (United States of America) Zoo de...
Al Mucci on his last visit to WildCats head office in 2019 WildCats offers a huge thank you to Al Mucci who has sadly announced his resignation from Dreamworld Wildlife...
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...
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...
WCS Russia carried out population monitoring of Amur leopards in the Nezhino and Northern sectors of Land of the Leopard National Park (LLNP) during 2018 and findings have been published...
Cheque presentation from Tanith Brown on behalf of The Big Cat Sanctuary We'd like to offer our thanks to long term supporter The Big Cat Sanctuary for their latest donation...
by Mayank Aggarwal posted in Mongabay 30 January 2019 Tiger range countries gathered in Delhi to discuss course correction and steps that are needed to achieve the goal of doubling the global...
Illegal wildlife trade is a key component in serious organised crime and impacts on wildlife, peoples lives, economies, governance and the rule of law. The London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade in...
Many people ask how we select projects to support, and as we are starting the process for selecting next year’s proposals, Crissie suggested this might be the topic of our...
Abstract Habitat loss is the greatest threat to large carnivores around the world. Maintenance of functional connectivity in fragmented landscapes is important for long-term species persistence. Here, we merge landscape...
Abstract Sporadic sightings of the endangered Amur tiger Panthera tigris altaica along the China-Russia border during the late 1990s sparked efforts to expand this subspecies distribution and abundance by restoring...
Abstract Meeting global and regional environmental targets is challenging, given the multiplicity of stakeholders and their diverse and often competing policy agendas and objectives. Relatively few studies have sought to...
Abstract Reports claim a dramatic 22% increase in wild-tiger Panthera tigris abundance within 5 years (3,200–3,890 individuals; Associated Press 2016). Such significant population increases could potentially change the status of...
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