Felidae Conservation Fund
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Our mission is to conserve wild cats globally using research, outreach and technology. https://linktr.ee/felidaefund
Our mission is to conserve wild cats globally using research, outreach and technology. https://linktr.ee/felidaefund
In Pakistan, scientists are piloting a camera trap program that uses AI to detect snow leopards in real time, sending texts to alert local farmers to move their livestock to safety. The goal is to reduce livestock losses from snow leopards, as well as the number of retaliatory snow leopard killings.
Could AI text alerts help save snow leopards from extinction?
In Pakistan, it's hoped newly-developed AI cameras could warn villagers via text to move their livestock if snow leopards enter the area.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In Pakistan, scientists are piloting a camera trap program that uses AI to detect snow leopards in real time, sending texts to alert local farmers to move their livestock to safety. The goal is to reduce livestock losses from snow leopards, as well as the number of retaliatory snow leopard killings.
As apex predators, tigers and other big cats are vital to maintaining healthy ecosystems. Historically, conservation strategies have ignored the local communities that live in and around protected areas. Yet tigers live in some of the most densely populated areas (e.g., India).
What is people-centered tiger conservation?
Empowering communities to protect tigers through trust, shared values, and sustainable conservation in tiger landscapes.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
As apex predators, tigers and other big cats are vital to maintaining healthy ecosystems. Historically, conservation strategies have ignored the local communities that live in and around protected areas. Yet tigers live in some of the most densely populated areas (e.g., India).
From all of us at Felidae Conservation Fund, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
December 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
From all of us at Felidae Conservation Fund, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Felidae’s Bhutan Wild Cat Health Project is shedding light on Bhutan’s lesser-known wild cats via our country-wide camera-trap network.
Our cameras captured the 1st ever record of a jungle cat in Wangchuck Centennial National Park, revealing new insights about jungle cat range and behavior.
Our cameras captured the 1st ever record of a jungle cat in Wangchuck Centennial National Park, revealing new insights about jungle cat range and behavior.
December 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Felidae’s Bhutan Wild Cat Health Project is shedding light on Bhutan’s lesser-known wild cats via our country-wide camera-trap network.
Our cameras captured the 1st ever record of a jungle cat in Wangchuck Centennial National Park, revealing new insights about jungle cat range and behavior.
Our cameras captured the 1st ever record of a jungle cat in Wangchuck Centennial National Park, revealing new insights about jungle cat range and behavior.
When wildlife monitoring relies on camera traps that generate massive amounts of data, how do we break the image tagging bottleneck—and get conservationists back to spending time where it matters most?
December 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
When wildlife monitoring relies on camera traps that generate massive amounts of data, how do we break the image tagging bottleneck—and get conservationists back to spending time where it matters most?
New Zealand aims to become ‘predator free’ by 2050, which aims to eliminate feral cats and other predators like stoats from the country as they have decimated native animal populations. Cats are an introduced species and they kill native birds and lizards.
Feral cats on list as New Zealand toughens conservation
New Zealand's ambitious Predator Free 2050 strategy to rid the country of invasive mammals is adding feral cats...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
New Zealand aims to become ‘predator free’ by 2050, which aims to eliminate feral cats and other predators like stoats from the country as they have decimated native animal populations. Cats are an introduced species and they kill native birds and lizards.
The African golden cat, one of the rarest and least-seen species of cats, is now the focus of a massive 19-country conservation project. Scientists have partnered with ~8,000 local families where they will help as researchers, setting up camera traps, collecting data on this elusive species.
Africa’s ‘cryptic’ golden cat is so rare, no one knows how many there are. AI is changing that | CNN
Living deep in the tropical rainforests of Central and Western Africa, the golden cat is so sneaky, no one knows how many there were. AI is changing that.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The African golden cat, one of the rarest and least-seen species of cats, is now the focus of a massive 19-country conservation project. Scientists have partnered with ~8,000 local families where they will help as researchers, setting up camera traps, collecting data on this elusive species.
Cultural beliefs and local traditions can influence human-wildlife interactions, but are often overlooked in conservation.
For example, across Africa, some groups still use leopard, serval, or lion skins and bones in traditional rituals and ceremonies.
For example, across Africa, some groups still use leopard, serval, or lion skins and bones in traditional rituals and ceremonies.
Study reveals overlooked cultural threat to wildcats across Africa
LILONGWE ― Habitat loss and direct persecution of large carnivores are well-documented threats, but the role that cultural demand plays in the fortunes of many species of wildcats is poorly understood...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Cultural beliefs and local traditions can influence human-wildlife interactions, but are often overlooked in conservation.
For example, across Africa, some groups still use leopard, serval, or lion skins and bones in traditional rituals and ceremonies.
For example, across Africa, some groups still use leopard, serval, or lion skins and bones in traditional rituals and ceremonies.
Found only in Indonesia, Sumatran tigers are Critically Endangered due to habitat loss, poaching, and declining prey. However, recent findings show that well-supported provincial protected areas can be just as valuable for conservation as national parks.
Tiger experts hide camera traps in Sumatran jungle. What they capture is “critically important” | Discover Wildlife
The study took place in the Leuser Ecosystem, a vast jungle area near the northern tip of the Indonesian island.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Found only in Indonesia, Sumatran tigers are Critically Endangered due to habitat loss, poaching, and declining prey. However, recent findings show that well-supported provincial protected areas can be just as valuable for conservation as national parks.
By the late 1800s, pumas were extinct from the eastern United States due to overhunting and habitat loss.
In recent years, however, some dispersing pumas have appeared in the Midwest, suggesting pumas might recolonize in greater numbers.
*Video sourced from BAPP/Felidae camera
In recent years, however, some dispersing pumas have appeared in the Midwest, suggesting pumas might recolonize in greater numbers.
*Video sourced from BAPP/Felidae camera
December 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
By the late 1800s, pumas were extinct from the eastern United States due to overhunting and habitat loss.
In recent years, however, some dispersing pumas have appeared in the Midwest, suggesting pumas might recolonize in greater numbers.
*Video sourced from BAPP/Felidae camera
In recent years, however, some dispersing pumas have appeared in the Midwest, suggesting pumas might recolonize in greater numbers.
*Video sourced from BAPP/Felidae camera
A recent sighting in Big Bend National Park, TX is a good reminder to stay prepared when hiking in mountain lion territory: avoid going alone, be especially alert at dusk and dawn, and never run if you come across a lion.
Video shows unnerving wild encounter at Big Bend National Park
The encounter lasted less than a minute but left a lasting impression.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A recent sighting in Big Bend National Park, TX is a good reminder to stay prepared when hiking in mountain lion territory: avoid going alone, be especially alert at dusk and dawn, and never run if you come across a lion.
Inbreeding and habitat fragmentation prompts California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife to recommend 6 genetic populations of CA mountain lions be listed on the state's Endangered Species Act.
December 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Inbreeding and habitat fragmentation prompts California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife to recommend 6 genetic populations of CA mountain lions be listed on the state's Endangered Species Act.
Curious how AI has impacted wildlife conservation?
Our newest Substack article takes a deep-dive into how AI is being applied to improve research efforts and provide innovate results.
Be sure to check out our Substack page at felidaeconservationfund.substack.com or via the link in our bio!
Our newest Substack article takes a deep-dive into how AI is being applied to improve research efforts and provide innovate results.
Be sure to check out our Substack page at felidaeconservationfund.substack.com or via the link in our bio!
December 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Curious how AI has impacted wildlife conservation?
Our newest Substack article takes a deep-dive into how AI is being applied to improve research efforts and provide innovate results.
Be sure to check out our Substack page at felidaeconservationfund.substack.com or via the link in our bio!
Our newest Substack article takes a deep-dive into how AI is being applied to improve research efforts and provide innovate results.
Be sure to check out our Substack page at felidaeconservationfund.substack.com or via the link in our bio!
This #InternationalMountainDay, we’re raising awareness on the importance of mountains and their crucial role in sustaining high altitude ecosystems.
Did you know the snow leopard and the manul (Pallas’s cat)—two focal species in our Bhutan Wild Cat Health Project—
Did you know the snow leopard and the manul (Pallas’s cat)—two focal species in our Bhutan Wild Cat Health Project—
December 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This #InternationalMountainDay, we’re raising awareness on the importance of mountains and their crucial role in sustaining high altitude ecosystems.
Did you know the snow leopard and the manul (Pallas’s cat)—two focal species in our Bhutan Wild Cat Health Project—
Did you know the snow leopard and the manul (Pallas’s cat)—two focal species in our Bhutan Wild Cat Health Project—
Anthropogenic influences, such as habitat fragmentation, have caused predators such as snow leopards to resort to the predation of livestock in developed areas. This can lead to financial hardship and fuel retaliation.
How Kibber Turned Snow Leopard Conflict into Coexistence
Once hunted as a threat, the snow leopard is now Spiti’s guardian spirit. In Kibber, community-led conservation and winter tourism have turned conflict into coexistence—and survival into prosperity.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Anthropogenic influences, such as habitat fragmentation, have caused predators such as snow leopards to resort to the predation of livestock in developed areas. This can lead to financial hardship and fuel retaliation.
India’s Supreme Court banned tiger safaris among other human activities in critical habitats and introduced stronger protection rules for reserves to further protect India's tiger population.
Supreme Court bars tiger safaris in core habitats and mandates tougher reserve rules
New directions require states to regulate tourism, notify eco-sensitive zones, fill vacancies and ensure conservation plans while banning mining, hazardous activities and aircraft below safe heights
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December 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
India’s Supreme Court banned tiger safaris among other human activities in critical habitats and introduced stronger protection rules for reserves to further protect India's tiger population.
Indiana has passed new legislation that allows bobcat trapping for the first time since 1969, when the state's only native cat species was driven to near extinction by hunting and trapping.
Bobcat trapping returns after 56 years. Some fear this will hurt once endangered felines
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources opened the controversial bobcat trapping season this month. Some say more data is needed.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Indiana has passed new legislation that allows bobcat trapping for the first time since 1969, when the state's only native cat species was driven to near extinction by hunting and trapping.
News about endangered species can be grim, but for the Scottish wildcat, conservation is moving in the right direction. Efforts to reintroduce Scottish wildcats to Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park began last year, and 18 more were released thanks to a captive breeding program.
Nearly 20 Wildcats Have Been Released into Scottish Highlands in an Effort to Keep the Animal from Extinction
There are now nearly 20 wildcats in Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park, and experts are optimistic about the animal's conservation in light of the successful breeding seasons in 2024 and 2025.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
News about endangered species can be grim, but for the Scottish wildcat, conservation is moving in the right direction. Efforts to reintroduce Scottish wildcats to Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park began last year, and 18 more were released thanks to a captive breeding program.
Today is International Cheetah Day!
Classified as Vulnerable to Extinction on the IUCN Red List, cheetahs are the last living species of the Acinonyx genus.
Classified as Vulnerable to Extinction on the IUCN Red List, cheetahs are the last living species of the Acinonyx genus.
December 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Today is International Cheetah Day!
Classified as Vulnerable to Extinction on the IUCN Red List, cheetahs are the last living species of the Acinonyx genus.
Classified as Vulnerable to Extinction on the IUCN Red List, cheetahs are the last living species of the Acinonyx genus.
Today is World Wildlife Conservation Day!
Developing effective wildlife conservation strategies (especially for wild cats) is increasingly urgent as habitat loss continues to threaten species persistence worldwide, with consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem health.
Developing effective wildlife conservation strategies (especially for wild cats) is increasingly urgent as habitat loss continues to threaten species persistence worldwide, with consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem health.
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Today is World Wildlife Conservation Day!
Developing effective wildlife conservation strategies (especially for wild cats) is increasingly urgent as habitat loss continues to threaten species persistence worldwide, with consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem health.
Developing effective wildlife conservation strategies (especially for wild cats) is increasingly urgent as habitat loss continues to threaten species persistence worldwide, with consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem health.
How is drought linked in California to human-wildlife conflict? Climate change can result in reduced water availability from less rainfall. This can affect vegetation growth and lead to reduced forage for herbivores (like deer) to eat. In turn, this can prey availability for carnivores like pumas.
Drought linked to increased conflict between humans and wildlife in California: Study
Researchers in California have pinpointed an unexpected impact of frequent droughts: an increase in human-wildlife conflict.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
How is drought linked in California to human-wildlife conflict? Climate change can result in reduced water availability from less rainfall. This can affect vegetation growth and lead to reduced forage for herbivores (like deer) to eat. In turn, this can prey availability for carnivores like pumas.
The Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah is home to a low-density population of cougars threatened by year-round hunting.
This Giving Tuesday, your gift supports non-invasive data collection, including camera trap and scat surveys to monitor animal activity and health-
This Giving Tuesday, your gift supports non-invasive data collection, including camera trap and scat surveys to monitor animal activity and health-
December 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah is home to a low-density population of cougars threatened by year-round hunting.
This Giving Tuesday, your gift supports non-invasive data collection, including camera trap and scat surveys to monitor animal activity and health-
This Giving Tuesday, your gift supports non-invasive data collection, including camera trap and scat surveys to monitor animal activity and health-
Historical overgrazing has altered the landscape in the Patagonian steppe, affecting wildlife activity and movement, including 3 wild cats: pumas, Pampas cats, and Geoffroy’s cats.
Since 2024, the Patagonia Wild Cats Project has been gathering essential data-
Since 2024, the Patagonia Wild Cats Project has been gathering essential data-
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Historical overgrazing has altered the landscape in the Patagonian steppe, affecting wildlife activity and movement, including 3 wild cats: pumas, Pampas cats, and Geoffroy’s cats.
Since 2024, the Patagonia Wild Cats Project has been gathering essential data-
Since 2024, the Patagonia Wild Cats Project has been gathering essential data-
Since 2011, the Tsavo Cheetah Project has worked to protect the Tsavo ecosystem- one of the last remaining cheetah strongholds.
This Giving Tuesday, your gift supports camera trap surveys to collect critical data about how cheetahs are navigating the unprotected land around Tsavo National Park-
This Giving Tuesday, your gift supports camera trap surveys to collect critical data about how cheetahs are navigating the unprotected land around Tsavo National Park-
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Since 2011, the Tsavo Cheetah Project has worked to protect the Tsavo ecosystem- one of the last remaining cheetah strongholds.
This Giving Tuesday, your gift supports camera trap surveys to collect critical data about how cheetahs are navigating the unprotected land around Tsavo National Park-
This Giving Tuesday, your gift supports camera trap surveys to collect critical data about how cheetahs are navigating the unprotected land around Tsavo National Park-
Habitat fragmentation puts pumas in the Northern Diablo Range at risk of local extinction. Since 2023, Felidae’s Diablo PumaLink Project has been working to identify the most critical barriers to habitat connectivity in the East SF Bay Area.
December 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Habitat fragmentation puts pumas in the Northern Diablo Range at risk of local extinction. Since 2023, Felidae’s Diablo PumaLink Project has been working to identify the most critical barriers to habitat connectivity in the East SF Bay Area.