Month: December 2008
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ALTA Amur Leopard Conservation
The Amur Leopard (from the name of the river flowing at the border between Russia and China, or Far Eastern leopard, Panthera pardus orientalis) is quite certainly the rarest and most endangered big cat in the world because of a wild population of only 30 to 35 individuals [1]. ALTA (the Amur Leopard and Tiger…
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World map of snow leopards in zoos
This Google map was created by the Snow Leopard Trust to locate and identify all the zoos in the world that host snow leopards.
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New African agent
This is not everyday that a new travel agency opens specialized in African wild life and nature (and its big cats). The end of 2008 brings us this event: Creation of Africa Exploration. The founders went through other African adventures and escapades; This is a good warranty of a fully re-assuring experience and knowledge. We’ll…
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Big Cat Art
Christina Langman is a painter that does a lot of things around big cats and could well be described as a feline artist. You would think that this leads me to invite you to visit her gallery. Yes, I do. But not only that. You should check her blog: Big Cat Art Blog. She describes…
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No lions left in lion sanctuary?
This is the risk in this India sanctuary. From Scientific American and Reuters.
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Panthera, species and subspecies
Panthera is a genus of the family Felidae (the cats), which contains four well-known living species: the tiger, the lion, the leopard and the jaguar. The genus comprises about half of the big cats. One meaning of the word panther is to designate cats of this family. Only these four cat species have the anatomical…