Despite the recent death of the only free-ranging male, authorities in India plan to continue with the Indian cheetah project. According to the India Express there has been enough success for the ambitious project to continue. The plan behind Project Cheetah is to return African cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) to central India. The fleet cats wereContinue reading “Indian Cheetah Project To Continue; Two-Year Anniversary Suggests Marginal Success Is Enough To Go Forward”
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Indian Wildlife Corridors Under Consideration As Nation Wrestles With Question Of How To Protect Wildlife And Genetic Diversity
Perhaps taking a leaf from the Liberty Canyon wildlife corridor, India is considering wildlife corridors for four national parks. According to The Tribune, the suggestion for Indian wildlife corridors comes from a consortium of Indian conservation agencies. Indian wildlife corridors in national parks would follow a relatively new conservation precedent. Conservationists recognize that isolated pocketsContinue reading “Indian Wildlife Corridors Under Consideration As Nation Wrestles With Question Of How To Protect Wildlife And Genetic Diversity”
Texas Ocelots Struggle To Survive; Texas A&M To Open Research Center To Preserve The Vanishing Texan Cat
Ocelots (leopardus pardalis) were once a common feature of the Texan landscape. But a number of threats including car strikes, urbanization and habitat loss have sharply reduced their numbers. Texas ocelots may now number fewer than 100. Texas A&M University is seeking to change that. According to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times the school’s Kingsville campusContinue reading “Texas Ocelots Struggle To Survive; Texas A&M To Open Research Center To Preserve The Vanishing Texan Cat”
Gujarat, India Steps In To Save Endangered Caracal, Plans To Open Captive Breeding Center For Critically Endangered Cat
India is wrestling with conservation issues for numerous wildlife species. Recently, the country has had a setback with an ambitious attempt to reintroduce cheetahs to India. Gujarat, India has now stepped into the limelight with a regional conservation plan aimed at India’s threatened caracals (Caracal caracal). According to the Hindustan Times , Gujarat intends aContinue reading “Gujarat, India Steps In To Save Endangered Caracal, Plans To Open Captive Breeding Center For Critically Endangered Cat”
Indiana Bobcats Subject Of Proposed New Hunting, Trapping Rules As State Wildlife Agency Deems Population Strong Enough To Support Culling
Bobcats (Lynx rufus) are one of America’s two species of lynx. They are found all over the United States except for Alaska, Delaware and Hawaii. They are of least concern for extinction. Some live in Southern Canada and there is a population in Mexico. Now, Indiana bobcats are expected to be the subject of proposedContinue reading “Indiana Bobcats Subject Of Proposed New Hunting, Trapping Rules As State Wildlife Agency Deems Population Strong Enough To Support Culling”
The Clouded Tiger Cat – Newly Discovered Species Raises The Feline Roster To Nearly Forty
As we have noted cat genetic studies have changed the understanding of feline relation ships and changed the way we understand this mammal family. For example where once there were thought to be five types of tigers, now there are two. Mainland, tigers (Panthera tigris) and island tigers (Panthera tigris sondaica). But DNA studies haveContinue reading “The Clouded Tiger Cat – Newly Discovered Species Raises The Feline Roster To Nearly Forty”
California Wolf Population Doubles; Birth Of Cubs In 5 of 7 Packs Brings State Census To 65
Wolves in California were exterminated in the 1920’s. But wolves have crept in from other states and have formed packs. They have thrived and the current population is said to number 65, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. In fact, the California wolf population is on a strong upward trend. Wolves, of course, are oneContinue reading “California Wolf Population Doubles; Birth Of Cubs In 5 of 7 Packs Brings State Census To 65”
Pregnant Porbeagle Shark Under Research Study Was Eaten By Larger Shark, Researchers Now Re-Thinking Hunting Habits of Big Sharks
Researchers tagged a pregnant porbeagle shark and monitored it for five months. When the tags went silent the researchers realized that the mother-to-be had been eaten. The pregnant porbeagle shark was probably a meal for a great white shark, researchers believe. The fatal encounter is causing marine biologists to re-think the hunting habits of largerContinue reading “Pregnant Porbeagle Shark Under Research Study Was Eaten By Larger Shark, Researchers Now Re-Thinking Hunting Habits of Big Sharks”
Project Cheetah Setback: Death By Possible Drowning Of Only Free-Ranging Cat Threatens Future Of Ambitious Project
The Indian government’s ambitious plan to reintroduce cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) into suitable Indian habitat has faced many challenges. But the latest Project Cheetah setback may doom the project. Javan, the projects only free ranging cat has been found dead, possibly from suspected drowning. Since cheetahs rarely drown the actual cause of death is still underContinue reading “Project Cheetah Setback: Death By Possible Drowning Of Only Free-Ranging Cat Threatens Future Of Ambitious Project”
The African lion population Is Under More Threat From Fragmented Habitat Than Was Realized, But Solutions Are Possible
Although the African lion population is estimated at 25,000 individuals, increasing habitat fragmentation is putting the future of Panthera leo in serious risk .Researchers at Oxford University have completed a recent continent wide survey that shows the cats are at serious risk from the fragmentation of populations They are therefore facing some of the sameContinue reading “The African lion population Is Under More Threat From Fragmented Habitat Than Was Realized, But Solutions Are Possible”