Albinism in the fishing cat (Prionailarus viverrinus) from the Haor Basin of Bangladesh

October 1, 2016/in Resources /by species1

Cats of the CanopyNovember 20, 2017 - 8:53 pm
As the smallest of the big cats, clouded leopards have fallen through the cracks of mainstream conservation efforts. Because they have been overshadowed by other charismatic Asian megafauna, very little is known about their status on local or even regional scales. However, it is precisely their unique ecological and evolutionary characteristics that make clouded leopards […]
Can Taiwan’s Formosan clouded leopard claw its way back from extinction?November 20, 2017 - 8:32 pm
Today, 2 species of clouded leopard roam throughout Asia: Neofelis nebulosa (clouded leopard), and Neofelis diardi (the Sunda clouded leopard). These species are rarely glimpsed in the wild, and are now at risk of extinction. Indeed, only 4 years ago, a third type of clouded leopard, Neofelis nebulosa brachyura (the Formosan clouded leopard), was declared […]
A little cat goes a long waySeptember 19, 2017 - 7:53 pm
Jaguarundis have the second-greatest north-south distribution of any wild cat in the Americas. They have historically been known to range from Argentina all the way to Arizona. However, as no one has ever photographed a wild jaguarundi in Arizona, the question remains – are they actually there? “The jaguarundi, for me, represents a big mystery,” says Giordano. […]