Lion in Kenya, 2017. Photo courtesy of and copyright © Sharon Osberg of Wild World Foto. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
News
News and press about Felidae Conservation Fund, our projects, and the challenges wild cats all over the world face as conflict with humans increases and their numbers decline.
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Rewilding in Real Time:
Evidence for Cougar Recolonization in the Eastern United States
November 25, 2025
Historically, pumas were found from the Appalachians to New England, but by the late 1800s, they disappeared from the eastern US after being hunted to extinction.
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Human, Dog and Wildlife Intersections:
Emerging Threats to Bhutan’s Felids
December 10, 2025
Dog impacts on wildlife are not well understood, but the evidence to date is concerning. Several studies have shown that free-roaming dogs threaten wildlife through predation, harassment,...
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Bhutan’s Secret Cats:
New Jungle Cat Discovery at Nearly 4,000 Meters
December 11, 2025
Most people only hear about the larger, well-known big cats like snow leopards in the high Himalayas or Bengal tigers in subtropical forests. These charismatic species often...
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A dazed tiger, a medical mystery, and a lesson in wildlife health
December 15, 2025
In March 2018, something unusual happened near the outskirts of Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan. Photos emerged of a large male tiger wandering in broad daylight, unconcerned...
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Busting Myths About Pumas
September 26, 2025
Historically, the mountain lion (Puma concolor) occupied nearly every region of North America, but today its distribution has been greatly reduced due to habitat loss, fragmentation, and human...
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Small Cat, Big Impact- The Ecological Role of Bobcats and the Threats They Face
August 22, 2025
The Bobcat (Lynx rufus) is one of North America’s most adaptable wild cats, occupying habitats like deserts and forests even to suburban edges.
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Saving the Asiatic Cheetah:
The rarest wildcat in the world
August 05, 2025
The Asiatic cheetah, a symbol of grace and resilience, teeters on the brink of extinction. Fewer than 30 individuals remain in Iran.
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The Last Lions of Asia:
Can One Forest Hold Their Future?
July 31, 2025
As the Asiatic lion population in Gujarat’s Gir Forest continues to grow, these rare big cats are expanding beyond park boundaries.
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Updates from the Field:
Launching the Bhutan Wild Cat Project
July 31, 2025
After 50 hours of traveling, the Felidae team arrived in Bhutan to officially launch the Bhutan Wild Cat Project.
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Uncovering the Secrets of Southern Utah’s Mountain Lions:
The GSE Cougar Project
July 29, 2025
Hidden among the cliffs and canyons of Southern Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM), mountain lions roam quietly through a remote and rugged landscape.
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Improving connectivity for pumas in the Diablo range
July 28, 2025
Why aren’t there Pumas in Mt. Diablo State Park? Felidae's PumaLink Project aims to find out
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