Welcome to Felidae Conservation Fund
The Felidae Conservation Fund aims to advance the conservation of wild cats and their habitats planetwide through a combination of groundbreaking research, compelling education and cutting-edge technology.
Felidae collaborates on strategic research studies that clearly define a process to understand human impact on wild cats and wild places. There are important steps we can take now to minimize the devastation. The goal is to prevent further extinction of felidae species, and to preserve complete ecosystems around the world. Our contributions build new outlooks toward wild cats and the preservation of global wildness.
Felidae Conservation Fund is committed to spawning compelling educational messages through stories, visual media and outreach campaigns that pilot a healthy coexistence of humans and felidae species around the world.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 6pm - Felidae and the National Park Service present Living with Mountain Lions Presentation by Zara McDonald at the Pacifica Sharp Park Library in Pacifica, CA.
Download the flyer here.
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Remember those two mountain lion cubs found starving and dehydrated under a parked car in Burbank? They've been recuperating in Paso Robles at Zoo to You!
After nearly 200 possible names were submitted for the two mountain lion cubs rescued in Burbank last month, these two names were the public's favorite: Olive and Magnolia. Stay tuned for the final names.
Application Period Closed for Eric York Scholarship 2011
A $5K grant will be awarded to a graduate student pursuing scientific research in wild cat conservation.
The application period is now closed for the Eric York Scholarship. Please check back on January 27, 2012 to learn about the award winner.
Donate to the Eric York Scholarship Fund
Please make note that the donation is for the
'EY Scholarship Fund'
Excerpt below: Click here to Read the full Report and Photos
"The week passed quickly, with long hikes, high altitude vistas, and massive rock formations that often seemed like surreal visages in the changing light. Our last night in camp arrived abruptly, it seemed. We all sat together pre-last-supper as Paloma and I looked at each other with a knowing glance. We knew a cat would visit our traps that night. Within 10 minutes, literally, the alarm sounded on one of the traps..." Read more.
To donate to the Project, click here.
Sign-Up for the California Puma License Plate
100% of all proceeds from the Puma Plate will go directly to puma research and education throughout California!
Go to www.pumaplate.org to get more information and to SIGN-UP for
our list!
The plates likely won't be ready for sale until sometime in 2012 or 2013, but SIGN-UP for our list now and spread the word. We will be in touch as soon as we have an update!
Check out this article in the September 2011 Issue of the Mountain Network News by Zara McDonald. Click here to download the article and go to page 6.
Report roadkill to us at roadkill@felidaefund.org.
Report sightings to sighting@felidaefund.org.
Argentina Puma Project
Introducing the Argentina Puma Project.
More details coming soon.
For graduate students interested in working on this project, please email info@felidaefund.org.
CAT in WATER is a multimedia expedition to track and document the elusive fishing cat.
This project embarks on an in-depth reporting project to highlight the untold natural history, threats and unusual conservation potential of this endangered cat.
Read more here.
Remote photo of a puma on Ralston Ridge near Bear Creek Road in Boulder Creek. Thank you to Ken Huber for sending us this photo.
If you have sightings or remote camera photos, share them with us and email info@felidaefund.org.
As the Fall capture season continues, the field team recently added 28F, an 80-lb 3 to 4 year-old female.
View video footage of study cat 2F and her older cubs on our NEW YouTube Channel.
Help Name Our BAPP Study Cats
To suggest a name, email us at info@felidaefund.org.
Specify which cat you are naming, give the proposed name, and explain why you chose that name.
The Patagonia Puma Project has documented swimming by pumas in Chilean Patagonia.
Check out this short paper published in December of 2010 by the Patagonia field team - Swimming by Pumas (Puma concolor) in Patagonia: Rethinking Barriers to Puma Movement
This project is investigating the
behavior and ecology of wild cats
in Borneo and exploring the effects
of habitat alteration on these cats.
Read more here.
For current updates, visit the
Researcher's Blog from the field!
