Panthera

Enjoy our photo of the day of a leopard resting in a tree in Botswana’s Mombo Concession. These beautiful big cats are adept climbers and often hoist prey up trees to avoid kleptoparasitism, when animals steal prey or food from another.

Learn more cool facts about the leopard and how Panthera is working to protect them through the Munyawana Leopard Project.

See more wild cat photos on our Photo page and on Flickr.

National Geographic recently reported on a Florida restaurant's controversial sale of lion meat tacos, helping to renew the debate over the consumption of exotic meat. Read the article to hear what Panthera’s President, Dr. Luke Hunter, had to say about why this practice threatens lions and humans handling lion meat, and why attention given to this issue would be better directed towards the conservation of the fewer than 30,000 wild lions that remain in Africa today.

Enjoy our photo of the day of three cuddly cheetahs in northern Botswana's Kwara Concession, taken by Panthera partner photographer, Patrick Meier! Learn about the work of Panthera and our partners in Iran to save the African cheetah's cousin - the Asiatic cheetah - through the Iranian Cheetah Project.

See more of Patrick Meier's beautiful photography including tigers, lions and jaguars on his website: www.mywilderness.net

See more wild cat photos on our Photo page and on Flickr.

This May, we are proud to announce the Dalton Middle School Wildlife Conservation Club as Panthera’s Donor of the Month! Formed in September 2012 in Panthera’s home town of New York City, Dalton’s Wildlife Conservation Club is comprised of 16 motivated middle school students who volunteer their time and efforts to raise awareness and funds for Panthera’s critical tiger conservation initiatives.

Recently, Panthera was thrilled to learn that in just eight months, Dalton’s Conservation Club members had raised nearly $1,000 - 100% of which will go directly to the field to support Panthera’s Tigers Forever program!

Can you spot the tiger cub in our photo of the day taken by Panthera's Media Director, Steve Winter, in Bandhavgarh National Park, India? This gorgeous photo and more of Steve's tiger photography is featured in a new National Geographic book entitled, 'Tigers Forever: Saving the World's Most Endangered Big Cat.'

Pre-order your copy of 'Tigers Forever: Saving the World's Most Endangered Big Cat.'

Learn more about Panthera's Tigers Forever Program

Bench & Loom, a men’s apparel store dedicated to highlighting ‘Men of Character,’ recently interviewed Panthera’s CEO and wild cat scientist, Dr. Alan Rabinowitz.

Read the interview to learn about Dr. Rabinowitz’s extensive conservation career, including being on the forefront of creating the world’s first jaguar reserve in Belize, the largest protected area in Taiwan, the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Thailand, and no less than five new protected areas in Myanmar, including the world’s largest tiger reserve.

This Sunday, May 12th, is Mother’s Day! Send one of Panthera’s beautiful wild cat e-cards to let your mother, grandmother, sister, or friend know that you care about her, and big cats.

Go paperless and personalize one of Panthera’s seven e-cards for a minimum donation of just $10. Panthera’s fans can also adopt a cat or make a larger gift to Panthera in someone’s name. Check out Panthera's online store for other great gifts for moms, including t-shirts, hats, water bottles & more.

100% of donations go directly to the field to support Panthera’s work to protect the world’s wild cats.

A recent New Scientist article - ‘A New Apocalypse Now: Vietnam’s Conservation Tale’ – features a review of Dan Drollette’s latest book, Gold Rush in the Jungle: The Race to Defend the Rarest Animals of Vietnam’s “Lost World,” and an interview with Panthera’s CEO and wildlife scientist, Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, on conservation within Vietnam and beyond.

Photo of the day: A camera trap photo of kids in Uganda's Kibale National Park where Panthera Small Cat Action Fund (SCAF) grantee, David Mills, is studying the elusive African golden cat! Mills reports, "We do seem to have a minor primate curiosity problem. Our talks at the schools also mean the kids know what the cameras are and are dancing in front of them!"

Learn more about Panthera's Small Cat Action Fund.

See more wild cat photos on our Photo page and on Flickr.

This Sunday, May 12th, is Mother’s Day. Let your mother know you care about her, and big cats, by sending one of Panthera’s beautiful wild cat e-cards. Personalize your e-card for a minimum donation of just $10 and if you’d like to make a larger gift to Panthera in your mother’s name, please visit this page. All e-card and other donations go directly to the field to support Panthera’s work to protect the world’s wild cats. Browse other great gifts for Mom in Panthera's online store, including our t-shirts, polos, hats, water bottles & more.

Send a Mother’s Day e-card.