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Research into possible Woodchester wild cat finds no cat DNA on deer

Extensive DNA tests by experts at the University of Warwick on two deer carcasses found in Gloucestershire have not found any indication of a big cat presence.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Escaped Siberian tiger shot dead in East China park

A rare Siberian tiger escaped from an east China zoo, frightening locals in a downtown public park before she was shot dead by more than 12 police, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

WCS confirms the return of the Persian leopard In Afghanistan's central highlands

Recent camera trap images from the rocky terrain of Afghanistan's central highlands have revealed a surprise: a Persian leopard, an apex predator long thought to have disappeared from the region, according ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Interpol campaign to protect threatened tiger

Interpol on Wednesday launched a new campaign to coordinate the global fight against tiger poaching, warning that failure to protect the endangered cats would have economic and social repercussions.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Critically endangered Amur leopards captured on video

Recent video footage from a survey on a group of critically endangered Amur leopards in the Russian Far East has yielded unexpectedly positive results, giving evidence that some wild groups of the big cat ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists reveal family tree of 'super-sized lions'

(PhysOrg.com) -- The giant cats that roamed the British Isles, as well as Europe and North America, as recently as 13,000 years ago were lions rather than giant jaguars or tigers, a team led by Oxford University ...

Biology / Evolution

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Want to Count Wild Tigers? Go to YouTube

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s India Program (WCS - India) has released a unique training video on YouTube that showcases the latest scientific methods for estimating the numbers of wild tigers and their prey.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0