Wild Cat News

Great.com interviews Felidae Fund About Protecting the Wild Future of Big Cats

Pumas (aka mountain lions) in California face several threats related to human activity, yet much of the San Francisco Bay Area is still ‘mountain lion country’.

“Obligate carnivore” – does this phrase sound familiar? One may come across this term in a biology class, or even when looking into their house cat’s dietary needs.

Bobcats defend us against infectious diseases by maintaining biodiversity’s disease dilution effect and by consuming prey that would otherwise increase the abundance and transmission of disease-causing...

Big cats are often revered as rulers of the jungle. This is perhaps, in part, due to their beautiful coats.

The L.A. Times reported P-22’s existence in 2012, and his rise to fame began. A photographer from National Geographic caught an&...

Scotland’s population of wildcats (Felis silvestris silvestris) has dwindled to the point that it is functionally extinct, with fewer than 30 likely left in the wild....

There have been several recent human-puma conflicts in the Bay Area, some of which have made national news with often inaccurate and inflammatory headlines. Our conflict mitigation...

Pumas are a Candidate Species under the California Endangered Species Act

In April 2020, the California Fish and Game Commission advanced six populations of pumas in...

Good news! The Big Cat Public Safety Act was passed by US Senate, which will mean stricter requirements for private ownership of big cats. Under the Bill, only...