Panthera's Jaguar Program Director Howard Quigley explains how we're protecting jaguars across their range in Latin America by conserving and connecting important pieces of habitat.
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Saving Species With Sound
Panthera's newest anti-poaching project is saving jaguars in Central America. By monitoring gunshots, barking dogs and conversations, our acoustic technology initiative is helping wildlife authorities focus limited patrolling personnel and curtail poachers.
“Innovation is key to outsmarting wildlife poachers armed with ever-evolving tactics and an endless supply of troops. With this in mind, our acoustic monitoring project has enabled us to deploy wildlife patrols in the areas and at the precise times of day and week where illegal activity is most expected," says Panthera’s Jaguar Program Honduras Country Director Franklin Castañeda.
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What We Do
Panthera is the only organization in the world that is devoted exclusively to the conservation of the world’s 40 wild cat species and their ecosystems.
Utilizing the expertise of the world’s premier cat biologists, Panthera develops and implements global strategies for the most imperiled large cats: tigers, lions, jaguars, snow leopards, cheetahs, pumas, and leopards.
Representing the most comprehensive effort of its kind, Panthera partners with local and international NGOs, scientific institutions, local communities, governments around the globe, and citizens who want to help ensure a future for wild cats.
Panthera’s grants program, the Small Cat Action Fund (SCAF), additionally supports conservation and research initiatives on many of the smaller wild cat species around the globe.
Panthera’s mission is to ensure a future for wild cats and the vast landscapes on which they depend. Our vision is a world where wild cats thrive in healthy, natural and developed landscapes that sustain people and biodiversity.
Panthera is the only organization in the world devoted exclusively to the conservation of the world’s wild cats. Our team of leading biologists and law enforcement experts develop innovative strategies to address the dire threats facing cheetahs, jaguars, leopards, lions, pumas, snow leopards, and tigers.
We are on the front lines, fighting to stop poaching, prevent conflict with people, conserve wild cat habitats, and reduce unsustainable legal hunting. These proven strategies don't just protect wild cats—they also protect their vast landscapes and the endless variety of life within them. These wild places are crucial to our planet’s health—and our own.
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Initiatives
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2021-01-06 21:00:00
Celebrating 15 Years of Protecting Wild Cats
Join us in celebrating our 15th Anniversary. Together, we can continue to save wild cats and wild places around the world.
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2020-10-13 21:00:00
Informing Policy
Panthera uses its expertise to inform and influence public policy that contributes to maintaining healthy populations of wild cats and their wild landscapes. Sign up to learn more.
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2020-04-07 21:00:00
A Wild Crisis
Panthera wishes good health to all of our supporters and your families in these anxious times. In the midst of an unimaginable future, we know that wild cat poachers and wildlife traffickers ...
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2020-04-05 21:00:00
Window to the Wild
Even in the midst of uncertainty, we carry on our mission with the same passion and commitment as ever. Wherever you are in the world, we hope you enjoy a Window to the Wild with some of...
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2020-04-01 21:00:00
End Illegal Wildlife Trade
Panthera is disrupting illegal activity and poaching. Learn how you can help.
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2019-12-19 12:43:14
#LeopardSpotted
What if each time we donned our beloved #LeopardSpotted print we paid tribute to the animal that inspired it by giving back?
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2019-12-18 12:45:27
Let Lions Live
Join us to learn why Africa's lions are in crisis and how you can help to #LetLionsLive.
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2019-12-17 12:46:33
Journey of the Jaguar
Travel with Panthera deep into jaguar range where the very future of an iconic species hangs in the balance.
Featured News
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How Wolves Are Driving Down Mountain Lion Populations
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
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2020-12-30 11:00:00
'A Critical Time': How Covid-19 Piled the Pressure on Conservation Efforts
Source: The Guardian
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2020-12-09 00:00:00
Captive-Bred Lion Industry a Stain on SA’s Tourism Reputation, Say Environmentalists
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