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The Global Wild Cat
Conservation Organization
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Science Council
The Science Council harnesses the wisdom and experience of some of the best minds in conservation in order to help steer Panthera’s scientific initiatives. Throughout the year, members are asked to evaluate proposals, review and critique Panthera’s progress, brainstorm new ideas, and develop initiatives for the coming year. 

Learn more about our Board of Directors, Conservation Council, and Staff.
Council Members
Jonathan Baillie, Ph.D.
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Executive Vice President and Chief Scientist National Geographic Society
Christine Breitenmoser, Ph.D.
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Co-chair of the IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group
Urs Breitenmoser, Ph.D.
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Co-chair of the IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group
William Conway, Ph.D.
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Director Emeritus, President Emeritus, Past President, and Director General of the Wildlife Conservation Society
Sarah Durant, Ph.D.
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Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, and the Wildlife Conservation Society
Laurence Frank, Ph.D.
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Director, Living with Lions; Research Associate, University of California, Berkeley
Claude Gascon, Ph.D.
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Global Environment Facility Secretariat; formerly, Chief Scientist, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
John Goodrich, Ph.D.
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Chair; Chief Scientist of Panthera
Rajesh Gopal, Ph.D.
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Secretary General of the Global Tiger Forum
K. Ullas Karanth, Ph.D.
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Director, Centre for Wildlife Studies, India
Tom Lovejoy, Ph.D.
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Senior Fellow, United Nations Foundation; Professor and Director of the Center for Biodiversity and Sustainability at George Mason University; formerly, President of the Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment and chair of the Scientific
Mauro Lucherini, Ph.D.
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Co-founder, Mammal Behavioral Ecology Group; Research Associate, Universidad Nacional del Sur and CONICET (Argentine Council for Scientific Research)
David Macdonald, Ph.D.
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Director of the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at Oxford University; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; Founding Chairman of the IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group
Laurie Marker, Ph.D.
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Founder and Executive Director for the Cheetah Conservation Fund
Gus Mills, Ph.D.
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Former Senior Carnivore Scientist, South African National Parks; Founder and past head of the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Carnivore Conservation Group; Extraordinary Professor at University of Pretoria
Dale Miquelle, Ph.D.
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Country Director for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Russia Program
Craig Packer, Ph.D.
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Distinguished McKnight Professor, University of Minnesota; Director, Lion Research Center
Mike Phillips, Ph.D.
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Director, Turner Endangered Species Fund; Coordinator, Turner Biodiversity Divisions
John Seidensticker, Ph.D.
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Formerly, Director, Conservation Ecology Center at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park
Linda Sweanor, Ph.D.
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Co-founder and Past President, Wild Felid Research and Management Association (WFA)