Meet the Oncilla Cats! ONCILLA (TIGER CAT) (LITTLE SPOTTED CAT) (Leopardus tigrinus) Oncillas are one of the smallest wildcats. Males are slighter larger than females; on average they weigh 5 pounds (2.2 kg). Oncillas’ coat is short and smooth and their rosettes and other markings are not as dark as the other small cats of … Continue reading Meet the Oncilla
Wildcat News Brief & Chat
Zambia & Big Cat Hunting
A month before the controversy over the killing of Cecil in Zimbabwe last June, Zambia announced the government was lifting the ban on big cat hunting. The Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) posted a statement on their Facebook page (of all places) to clarify the decision to resume hunting of lion and leopard in Zambia: “The … Continue reading Zambia & Big Cat Hunting
African Lions & the ESA
Almost four years after the USFWS received a petition from NGOs to list the African Lion as endangered, on January 22, 2016 the USFWS ruling will go into effect listing Lions as ENDANGERED in Central, Northern and Western, Africa and as THREATENED in Eastern and Southern Africa under the ESA and Asiatic Lions as ENDANGERED … Continue reading African Lions & the ESA
Not Worth the Effort?
The news from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) last summer was quite shocking considering the amount of time and resources in preserving the Florida panther population and habitat over the past 47 years. The Florida Panther was the first cat listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Protection Act of 1966; the predecessor to … Continue reading Not Worth the Effort?
