Panthera

We are thrilled to announce that longtime Panthera supporter, Ramune Cobb, has recently established the Winston Cobb Memorial Fellowship under the auspices of Panthera. The new Fellowship honors the memory of a dearly loved domestic cat, Winston Cobb, to highlight the imperilment of his wild relatives and foster the professional growth of early career wild cat conservationists. The annual Fellowship entails an award of $10,000 to an exceptional early career conservationist who will undertake a three to six month field-based wild cat conservation internship with Panthera. Working closely with Panthera’s wild cat conservationists, Fellowship awardees will gain extensive field training and experience necessary for their professional development and for the conservation of wild cats.

“It can be so hard for young ones to get a toe in the door,” Ms. Cobb said, of creating the Fellowship. “I was very lucky in my working life that people did give me opportunities, and I had some great mentors along the way. Im thrilled to now be able to create the same opportunities for young conservationists”.

This is the first Fellowship created through Panthera, and the first of its kind supporting hands-on training and field experience in wild cat conservation. Panthera extends a heartfelt thanks to Ms. Cobb for supporting the conservation of the world’s wild cats and the next generation of wild cat conservationists.

Fellowship applications will be accepted through April 1st. Click here to apply and learn more about the Winston Cobb Memorial Fellowship.

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