September 20, 2017
In the past 540 million years, the Earth has endured five mass extinction events, each involving processes that upended the normal cycling of carbon through the atmosphere and oceans. Read full report.
Wild Cat News
Cheryl Gray
‘I’m scared to take the rubbish out’ Woman’s horror as ‘PUMA eats cat’ in London garden
September 19, 2017
Nora Rothrock couldn't believe her eyes as she watched the tan-coloured beast from her window in Hampstead, north London, last week. She took a snap of the big cat and send it to the Natural History Museum, where experts are now trying to work out what kind of animal it is. Read full report.
The Snow Leopard Is No Longer Endangered. It’s Still at Risk.
September 15, 2017
The snow leopard is no longer an endangered species, but its population in the wild is still at risk because of poaching and habitat loss, conservationists said this week. Read full report.
VIDEO: Mountain lion roaming backyard caught on camera in Los Altos
September 15, 2017
A mountain lion roaming a Los Altos resident’s backyard was caught on surveillance camera Thursday, police said. Read full report.
Video: Wild jaguar 'Sombra' seen again in S. Az mountains, confirmed to be male
September 14, 2017
Video of a endangered wild jaguar released Thursday shows a big cat that was first photographed by a trail camera late last year. Dubbed "Sombra" by Tucson schoolkids, the jaguar was captured on tape in the Chiricahua Mountains this summer. Read full report.
Curiosity saves the cat: Tourism helps reinvent the jaguar
September 13, 2017
From villain to hero, the jaguar (Panthera onca) stands at the cusp of a radical overhaul in its public image. As the largest cat in the Americas, the species commands a dominant role in the food chain of its native Pantanal – a vast swathe of tropical wetland that encompasses parts of Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia. Read full report.
Purrfect encounter: Man spots panther, kittens at Big Cypress
August 12, 2017
Brad Rosendorf was driving a remote dirt road in the Big Cypress National Preserve when he saw a panther traveling with two spotted kittens. Read full report.
What happens to wild animals after a wildfire?
September 8, 2017
Many of Southern California’s native animals are fighting a losing battle for habitat. So what happens when the limited open space they have left is scorched by a wildfire? Read full report.
Yes, there is a mountain lion roaming in Iowa
September 6, 2017
A mountain lion has been spotted in Linn Grove and is confirmed to be roaming in northwest Iowa. Read full report.
Pumas React to Humans like Prey
August 30, 2017
Humans kill large carnivores—a category of animals that includes wolves, bears, lions, tigers and pumas—at more than nine times their mortality rate in the wild. Although they may not be our prey in the traditional sense, new research shows that some of the world’s biggest carnivores are responding to humans in a way that resembles how prey animals react to predators. Read full report.
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