Partners


	WildCRU Panthera and WildCRU (the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, a part of Oxford University’s Department of Zoology) have partnered to create the world’s leading university centre specifically for research in wild felid conservation. The mission of the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (known as the WildCRU) is to achieve practical solutions to conservation problems. We do this through original scientific research of the highest calibre. Vitally, we also train committed conservation scientists to conduct research, and to put scientific knowledge into practice. We participate in the implementation of many conservation projects and embrace the need to educate and involve a wider public to achieve lasting solutions. http://www.wildcru.org
	American Museum of Natural History Panthera has partnered with the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) to develop a state-of-the-art feline genetics laboratory and the largest genetic database for felids. AMNH’s Comparative Genomics Laboratory uses the latest techniques in conservation biology to conduct critically important research and to help design conservation management plans. Click here to read more about the Global Felid Genetics Program. The mission of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is to discover, interpret, and disseminate – through scientific research and education – knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe.
	Snow Leopard Trust Panthera and the Snow Leopard Trust (SLT) are partners in conserving snow leopards across their range. Dr. Tom McCarthy, SLT's Science and Conservation Director since 2000, and one of the world's foremost experts on snow leopards, joined Panthera in July 2008, in a shared Panthera/SLT position, as Panthera’s Director of Snow Leopard Programs. Founded in 1981, the Snow Leopard Trust is the largest and oldest organization working solely to protect the endangered snow leopard and its Central Asian habitat. http://www.snowleopard.org
	Liz Claiborne Art Ortenberg Foundation Panthera and the Liz Claiborne Art Ortenberg Foundation (LCAOF) are partners in jaguar conservation. LCAOF has been dedicated to jaguar conservation for many years and has recently partnered with Panthera on the Liz Claiborne Art Ortenberg Jaguar Small Grants and a new Jaguar Corridor project in Northern South America.
	Wildlife Conservation Society Panthera and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have been partners since Panthera’s inception in 2006. Panthera currently works with WCS on Tigers Forever, the Jaguar Corridor Initiative and the Iranian Cheetah Project. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) saves wildlife and wild lands. We do so through careful science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together, these activities change individual attitudes toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in sustainable interaction on both a local and a global scale. WCS is committed to this work because we believe it essential to the integrity of life on Earth. http://www.wcs.org
	Zoological Society of London Panthera and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) are partners in the Iranian Cheetah Project, as well as Tigers Forever in Sumatra, Indonesia. The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. http://www.zsl.org
	International Union for Conservation of Nature The chairs of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Cat Specialist Group, Urs and Christine Breitenmoser, sit on Panthera’s Advisory Council and cooperate on the Small Cat Action Fund and the uniquely valuable Digital Cat Library. Our mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. http://www.iucn.org
	Palm Beach Zoo Panthera and the Palm Beach Zoo are partnering on Tigers Forever in Malaysia. Tigers Forever is a collaborative project with the WCS and others, to increase tiger numbers by 50% at key sites over a 10-year period. As the Palm Beach Zoo is home to several Malayan tigers, this partnership is linking the zoo to the conservation of tigers in the wild.
	Save the Tiger Fund Save the Tiger Fund (STF) and Panthera are proud to announce that we have joined together to save tigers in the wild. This new partnership is a union of two of the most influential tiger conservation groups and our goal is to carry out the most effective conservation activities to save wild tigers. The STF-Panthera partnership combines decades of experience and a track record of success in identifying conservation priorities, utilizing best practices, and implementing proven strategies to address the many challenges facing wild tigers today. Learn more about the STF-Panthera partnership
	National Geographic Society's Big Cats Initiative (BCI) In January 2012, Panthera and the National Geographic Society's Big Cats Initiative (BCI) formed an important collaboration to further the global fight to save big cats in the wild. Officials from Panthera and the National Geographic Society signed a Memorandum of Understanding designating Panthera as a scientific and strategic collaborator on the BCI. The collaboration will facilitate the development and implementation of global conservation strategies for the most imperiled cats around the world, including tigers, lions, leopards and cheetahs. To help guide strategy, an advisory group composed of representatives from each organization has been established.