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.
- Volunteer Spotlights
Spotlight on Sarah Thuman
January 10, 2022
This week we are featuring Sarah Thuman, an ArcGIS Volunteer! Sarah provides maps for our research and community programs using ArcGIS.
- General
What Is Human-Puma Conflict and What Can We Do About It?
November 23, 2021
Human-wildlife conflict is defined as any sort of negative interaction between people and wild animals. This could mean damage to property, livestock, or even harm to the...
- Project Updates
- Tsavo Cheetah Project
Counting on Cheetahs:
The Tsavo Cheetah Project
November 22, 2021
There are fewer than 7,000 cheetahs in the wild, but that number is only a rough approximation.
We know that cheetah populations are on...
- General
Why Do Mountain Lions Matter?
November 04, 2021
People often wonder why mountain lions are so important, especially since their numbers have stopped spiraling. On the whole, the species is considered near threatened, not endangered, so...
- Wild Cat News
World’s Largest Wildlife Bridge Could Save Mountain Lions
September 01, 2021
- Project Updates
- Small Felids in Argentina
Argentina Puma Project
August 19, 2021
There is a population of pumas that is both on the edge of extinction and at the edge of the species' distribution range in the southernmost part of...
- General
In Memory of Mark Andrew Feaster
July 07, 2016
RIP Mark Andrew Feaster.
Mark found our organization in 2012 and offered his bookkeeper skills to us on a volunteer basis because, in his words, “I...
- Wild Cat News
Caught on camera:
Mountain lions nearer to us in the Bay Area than we know
January 31, 2015
- Ask a Biologist
Bobcat & mountain lion tails
December 13, 2012
Why do bobcats have almost no tail when mountain lions have such long tails?
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