Panthera and The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) have entered into an historic partnership to recover the critically endangered Arabian leopard and leopard populations around the globe. RCU has committed $US 20 million to leopard conservation in the AlUla region and around the world over the next decade. This will be achieved through several initiatives including;

• scientific research,


• captive breeding programs,


• international collaborations,


• community-based conservation projects, and 


• a global fund focused on the protection and enhancement of remaining wild populations.

Listen to Panthera Chairman Tom Kaplan speak with the BBC World Service - Newshour about the Arabian Leopard and our new partnership with the RCU.

The Arabian Leopard Initiatives (ALI) that will be at the heart of the agreement aim to deliver a sensitive and responsible transformation of the AlUla region and its unique constellation of heritage, nature, and art. 

Read the press release in English here or in Arabic here.

This new partnership signifies RCU joining The Global Alliance for Wild Cats. The Global Alliance is an international coalition of the world’s leading environmental philanthropists who wish to preserve large-scale wildlife habitat and biodiversity by protecting the world’s wild cats. Conceived by Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan, Panthera’s Founder and Chairman of the Board, and his wife, Daphne Recanati Kaplan, the alliance provides critical support to Panthera and the NGOs with whom it partners for the development and implementation of science-based solutions that address the primary threats facing big cats. Learn more about the Alliance and other members of this leading group of conservationists here.

The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has announced the birth of twin Arabian leopard cubs – one male and one female – through a captive breeding program that aims to preserve, and eventually, reintroduce the cirtically endangered subspecies into the wild. This program is a key component of the Arabian Leopard Initiatives (ALI), including RCU’s newly formed leopard conservation collaboration with Panthera, to recover this little known desert-dwelling subspecies, and leopards around the globe.

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