Felidaefund
@felidaefund.org
Nonprofit 501c3 organization
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
One of our cameras recently detected an Asian golden cat after a human and a domestic dog were recorded traveling in the same area.
Detections like these are significant because diseases carried by free-ranging dogs, i.e., parvovirus and rabies, are easily transmissible to wild cats-
Detections like these are significant because diseases carried by free-ranging dogs, i.e., parvovirus and rabies, are easily transmissible to wild cats-
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
One of our cameras recently detected an Asian golden cat after a human and a domestic dog were recorded traveling in the same area.
Detections like these are significant because diseases carried by free-ranging dogs, i.e., parvovirus and rabies, are easily transmissible to wild cats-
Detections like these are significant because diseases carried by free-ranging dogs, i.e., parvovirus and rabies, are easily transmissible to wild cats-
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is investigating the illegal killing of a mountain lion, found 3 days before hunting season opened.
Mountain lions face immense pressure from human disturbances, including habitat loss, road kill mortalities, and human-wildlife conflicts.
Mountain lions face immense pressure from human disturbances, including habitat loss, road kill mortalities, and human-wildlife conflicts.
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is investigating the illegal killing of a mountain lion, found 3 days before hunting season opened.
Mountain lions face immense pressure from human disturbances, including habitat loss, road kill mortalities, and human-wildlife conflicts.
Mountain lions face immense pressure from human disturbances, including habitat loss, road kill mortalities, and human-wildlife conflicts.
Known for their broad head, flattened face, and wide-set ears, the Manul (Pallas’s cat) remains one of the understudied wild cat species.
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Known for their broad head, flattened face, and wide-set ears, the Manul (Pallas’s cat) remains one of the understudied wild cat species.
We are excited to share the first batch of camera trap images from the Bhutan Wild Cat Health Project. This ground-breaking project spans 4 protected areas across Bhutan's diverse ecosystems. Using a One-Health framework, our study focuses on all 9 wild felid species in Bhutan.
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We are excited to share the first batch of camera trap images from the Bhutan Wild Cat Health Project. This ground-breaking project spans 4 protected areas across Bhutan's diverse ecosystems. Using a One-Health framework, our study focuses on all 9 wild felid species in Bhutan.
A wildlife photographer in southern Spain captured an Iberian lynx with a rare pigmentation, initially thought to be a genetic anomaly. However, researchers said this individual was born with a normal pigmentation and has transitioned over time-
Rare white Iberian lynx captured on film in Spain by amateur photographer
Researchers to investigate whether environmental factors may have affected female animal’s pigmentation
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November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A wildlife photographer in southern Spain captured an Iberian lynx with a rare pigmentation, initially thought to be a genetic anomaly. However, researchers said this individual was born with a normal pigmentation and has transitioned over time-
Leopards are considered endangered in West Africa, with fewer than 500 individuals surviving in Senegal and Nigeria. However, a healthy population of leopards are able to persist at Comoe and Tai National Parks in Ivory Coast.
Leopards thrive in Ivory Coast’s Comoe National Park - Daily Times
Leopards are thriving in Ivory Coast’s Comoe National Park, offering rare hope for big cat conservation in West Africa, where lions and cheetahs face near-extinction.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Leopards are considered endangered in West Africa, with fewer than 500 individuals surviving in Senegal and Nigeria. However, a healthy population of leopards are able to persist at Comoe and Tai National Parks in Ivory Coast.
AI-generated videos showing unrealistic wildlife encounters are accumulating millions of views despite being completely fake. These realistic-looking videos are particularly problematic for children, who may develop the false impression that wildlife is safe to approach or interact with.
AI-generated wildlife videos generate confusion and threaten conservation efforts
A study by the UCO advocates for media literacy and training for students to address the problems arising from the dissemination of AI-generated biodi...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
AI-generated videos showing unrealistic wildlife encounters are accumulating millions of views despite being completely fake. These realistic-looking videos are particularly problematic for children, who may develop the false impression that wildlife is safe to approach or interact with.
Today is National Hiking Day!
Whether it's hikes in the backcountry or in your urban parks, hiking is an awesome way to recreate, reminding us how important conserving nature is.
When hiking, it's important to remember the wildlife share this space!
Whether it's hikes in the backcountry or in your urban parks, hiking is an awesome way to recreate, reminding us how important conserving nature is.
When hiking, it's important to remember the wildlife share this space!
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Today is National Hiking Day!
Whether it's hikes in the backcountry or in your urban parks, hiking is an awesome way to recreate, reminding us how important conserving nature is.
When hiking, it's important to remember the wildlife share this space!
Whether it's hikes in the backcountry or in your urban parks, hiking is an awesome way to recreate, reminding us how important conserving nature is.
When hiking, it's important to remember the wildlife share this space!
Some cats do like water! A camera trap recently captured a jaguar swimming 0.8 miles near the Serra da Mesa hydroelectric dam in Brazil. While it’s known that jaguars use riverbanks for ambush hunting, the previously recorded swim distance for a jaguar was just 650ft.
A Jaguar in Brazil Makes the Longest Recorded Swim by the Species, Traversing at Least 0.79 Miles Through Water
The new record could help conservationists strategize ways to consider feline movements during construction of hydroelectric dams
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November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Some cats do like water! A camera trap recently captured a jaguar swimming 0.8 miles near the Serra da Mesa hydroelectric dam in Brazil. While it’s known that jaguars use riverbanks for ambush hunting, the previously recorded swim distance for a jaguar was just 650ft.
Language and context matter! Often news outlets use clickbait headlines, contributing to misconceptions about large carnivores like mountain lions. Last week, a lion encounter in Orange County gained publicity after the video circulated on social media.
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Language and context matter! Often news outlets use clickbait headlines, contributing to misconceptions about large carnivores like mountain lions. Last week, a lion encounter in Orange County gained publicity after the video circulated on social media.
Less than 800 Indochinese leopards remain in the wild. A vital subspecies, they help regulate the population of smaller prey and are critical to maintaining genetic diversity of the species.
Indochinese leopards face ‘bleak’ future, but hope persists
PETCHABURI, Thailand — Swaths of butterflies flutter around Chalong Thongsong and his team of rangers and researchers as they walk along a muddy trail into the forest of Kaeng Krachan National Park. T...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Less than 800 Indochinese leopards remain in the wild. A vital subspecies, they help regulate the population of smaller prey and are critical to maintaining genetic diversity of the species.
A new project in New Jersey is utilizing similar methods to our Bay Area Bobcat Project! Through scat surveys, trail cams, partnering with communities to protect land, and advocating with the New Jersey state government-
Bobcat Alley
Fifty years ago bobcats vanished from New Jersey. Wildlife scientists reintroduced them, but to survive a changing climate and increasing urbanization, bobcats will need more room to roam.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A new project in New Jersey is utilizing similar methods to our Bay Area Bobcat Project! Through scat surveys, trail cams, partnering with communities to protect land, and advocating with the New Jersey state government-
Breaking News! We have received our first batches of images from our Bhutan Wild Cat Health Project. Check out this series of a leopard's afternoon nap.
Not only is this incredibly cute, but this also provides us with some awesome info!
Not only is this incredibly cute, but this also provides us with some awesome info!
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Breaking News! We have received our first batches of images from our Bhutan Wild Cat Health Project. Check out this series of a leopard's afternoon nap.
Not only is this incredibly cute, but this also provides us with some awesome info!
Not only is this incredibly cute, but this also provides us with some awesome info!
Divided by roads and pushed to the urban edge, California’s pumas are becoming increasingly more isolated, facing pressure from human development and loss of genetic diversity.
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Divided by roads and pushed to the urban edge, California’s pumas are becoming increasingly more isolated, facing pressure from human development and loss of genetic diversity.
Curious how we are selecting sites to place camera traps in Bhutan? Get a behind-the-scenes view of what goes into placing a camera trap and what we look for while out in the field. Oftentimes, game trails (i.e. routes wildlife regularly use) make for great spots to monitor.
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Curious how we are selecting sites to place camera traps in Bhutan? Get a behind-the-scenes view of what goes into placing a camera trap and what we look for while out in the field. Oftentimes, game trails (i.e. routes wildlife regularly use) make for great spots to monitor.
The jaguar is a significant symbol in many South American cultures, but it’s also a key indicator of an ecosystem's health. With jaguars present, they convey information about the health of the soils, vegetation, and herbivore populations.
South America's First Continental Wildlife Corridor - Onçafari
The Jaguar Rivers Initiative (JRI) is an international effort that brings together Onçafari (Brazil), Rewilding Argentina, Nativa (Bolivia), and Fundación Moisés Bertoni (Paraguay) with an ambitious g...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The jaguar is a significant symbol in many South American cultures, but it’s also a key indicator of an ecosystem's health. With jaguars present, they convey information about the health of the soils, vegetation, and herbivore populations.
A recent encounter with a juvenile mountain lion in Southern CA led to OC Parks temporarily closing Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park.
Juveniles (like the one) tend to be more curious (vs aggressive) but this decision was made for the safety of both people and the lion.
Juveniles (like the one) tend to be more curious (vs aggressive) but this decision was made for the safety of both people and the lion.
Bicyclists come face-to-face with mountain lion in frightening Orange County encounter
A couple of bicyclists had a frightening encounter with a mountain lion on the trails in Whiting Ranch in Lake Forest, and it was all caught on video.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A recent encounter with a juvenile mountain lion in Southern CA led to OC Parks temporarily closing Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park.
Juveniles (like the one) tend to be more curious (vs aggressive) but this decision was made for the safety of both people and the lion.
Juveniles (like the one) tend to be more curious (vs aggressive) but this decision was made for the safety of both people and the lion.
Genetic diversity is one of the most critical factors when assessing the extinction risk of a species. While snow leopards have resisted inbreeding due to their large home ranges, a new study shows that they have the lowest genetic diversity of any big cat species-
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Genetic diversity is one of the most critical factors when assessing the extinction risk of a species. While snow leopards have resisted inbreeding due to their large home ranges, a new study shows that they have the lowest genetic diversity of any big cat species-
Felidae has been hard at work getting cameras deployed for the Bhutan Wild Cat Health Project. Get a sneak peek into our efforts!
Moving across the high-elevation landscape is no joke, but the team has been working diligently to place cameras in the best spots to monitor the elusive wild cats.
Moving across the high-elevation landscape is no joke, but the team has been working diligently to place cameras in the best spots to monitor the elusive wild cats.
November 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Felidae has been hard at work getting cameras deployed for the Bhutan Wild Cat Health Project. Get a sneak peek into our efforts!
Moving across the high-elevation landscape is no joke, but the team has been working diligently to place cameras in the best spots to monitor the elusive wild cats.
Moving across the high-elevation landscape is no joke, but the team has been working diligently to place cameras in the best spots to monitor the elusive wild cats.
Everything in nature is connected — and ecology is the science that helps us understand how.
This interconnected system shows why it’s essential to monitor species, their environments, and the interactions between them.
This interconnected system shows why it’s essential to monitor species, their environments, and the interactions between them.
November 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Everything in nature is connected — and ecology is the science that helps us understand how.
This interconnected system shows why it’s essential to monitor species, their environments, and the interactions between them.
This interconnected system shows why it’s essential to monitor species, their environments, and the interactions between them.
Happy Halloween! We hope you have a purrfectly spooky Halloween with plenty of treats! These bobcats will be out hunting for their own treats, but they limit the spread of Lyme disease! Do you know why?
#TrickorTreat #Halloween #WildCats #BayArea
#TrickorTreat #Halloween #WildCats #BayArea
October 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Happy Halloween! We hope you have a purrfectly spooky Halloween with plenty of treats! These bobcats will be out hunting for their own treats, but they limit the spread of Lyme disease! Do you know why?
#TrickorTreat #Halloween #WildCats #BayArea
#TrickorTreat #Halloween #WildCats #BayArea
New research highlights the extremely low genetic diversity among snow leopards. Data came from testing blood and tissue samples from 41 snow leopards over two decades. Snow leopards need lots of space (up to 1000 sq km!) and they occur at low densities.
Survival of snow leopard populations 'precarious,' researchers say. Here's why
Survival of snow leopard populations could be "precarious" in the future due to the way the elusive mountain cats have evolved, scientists recently discovered.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
New research highlights the extremely low genetic diversity among snow leopards. Data came from testing blood and tissue samples from 41 snow leopards over two decades. Snow leopards need lots of space (up to 1000 sq km!) and they occur at low densities.
Successful rehabilitation of orphaned mountain lions offers a rare but valuable opportunity to return healthy individuals to the wild, boosting the genetic diversity needed for healthy populations. When young lions develop key survival instincts before release-
Orphaned mountain lion cubs released into CA wild
Two orphaned mountain lion cubs were released in San Diego County after months of care by a CA wildlife rescue, marking a win for mountain lion conservation.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Successful rehabilitation of orphaned mountain lions offers a rare but valuable opportunity to return healthy individuals to the wild, boosting the genetic diversity needed for healthy populations. When young lions develop key survival instincts before release-
Tune in tonight for the premiere of an exciting new documentary featuring the lead researcher of our GSE Cougar Project!
Willow was filmed over 10 years using 150+ trail cameras, and follows the lives of a mountain lion and her cubs in Montana.
Willow was filmed over 10 years using 150+ trail cameras, and follows the lives of a mountain lion and her cubs in Montana.
October 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Tune in tonight for the premiere of an exciting new documentary featuring the lead researcher of our GSE Cougar Project!
Willow was filmed over 10 years using 150+ trail cameras, and follows the lives of a mountain lion and her cubs in Montana.
Willow was filmed over 10 years using 150+ trail cameras, and follows the lives of a mountain lion and her cubs in Montana.
How much do we know about the Manul? Last week, Felidae ecologist, Alys, traveled to Kazakhstan for a workshop with the Manul Working Group and learn about how this small cat is doing in Central Asia. We look forward to collaborating with these awesome folks in the future!
October 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
How much do we know about the Manul? Last week, Felidae ecologist, Alys, traveled to Kazakhstan for a workshop with the Manul Working Group and learn about how this small cat is doing in Central Asia. We look forward to collaborating with these awesome folks in the future!