Secret lives of jaguars revealed

jaguar2Details of the secret lives of jaguars – including how often the elusive creatures give birth – have been revealed thanks to a landmark study of the big cats using radio collars and camera traps in Costa Rica. Read More »

White tiger mauls zookeeper to death

A zookeeper at a New Zealand wildlife park has been mauled to death by a white tiger in front of horrified visitors. Read More »

Tigers ‘barcoded’ in bid to beat skin trade

tigersTigers in Thailand are to be electronically tagged in an effort to end the illegal trade in tiger skins that threatens the endangered big cats with extinction. Read More »

Inquiry demanded over ‘last’ wild jaguar’s death

jaguarWildlife groups are calling for an investigation into the death of what could have been the United States’ last wild jaguar shortly after it had been captured and fitted with a tracking collar. Read More »

Bloody turf war could spell doom for Sumatran tiger

tigerTerrified Indonesian villagers have killed three Sumatran tigers in recent weeks in a territory war that could spell extinction for one of the world’s most critically endangered big cats. Read More »

Rare photos capture reclusive Saharan cheetah

cheetahRare images of the incredibly reclusive Saharan cheetah have been captured for the first time by field scientists working in Algeria. Read More »