Tag: big cats

January 14, 2022

Watch: Jaguar calls heard on trail camera

Researchers have something unique to say about jaguars they are following using trail cameras in Guatemala: The jaguars have something unique to say. The Wildlife Conservation Society recently released video...

October 28, 2021

Mountain lions become efficient during COVID-19 shutdown

The Hollywood mountain lion dubbed P-22 moved around much less than it usually did during the early months of the COVID-19 shutdown. Famous for being the most urban mountain lion...

March 29, 2021

Could more Southwest land support more jaguars?

In 1964, a federal control agent with the U.S. government shot and killed the last known jaguar north of Interstate 10 in Arizona. While some people have spotted the animals...

February 16, 2021

Captive cougar tests positive for coronavirus

The first cougar (Puma concolor) in the United States has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. The cat and several other animals were tested after...

November 20, 2020

Rehabilitated jaguar released in Yucatan after car strike

A jaguar struck by a car in Mexico was released into a biological reserve after 100 days of rehabilitation. The animal, hit several months ago, was quickly discovered by a...

September 30, 2020

TWS2020: The road to prime ocelot habitats

Ocelots seeking home ranges are most concerned with finding the right type of habitats though they will try to avoid roads when possible. “Because they’re habitat specialists, it’s really habitat...

July 31, 2020

Watch: Rare footage of tigers caught in western Thailand

Camera traps have caught the first evidence of wild tigers in western Thailand in four years. Footage shot in March and April this year show tigers walking by cameras in...

November 21, 2019

Vehicle strikes, rodenticide cause L.A. puma deaths

Humans are the main reason for adult mountain lion deaths in a struggling population living on the fringes of California’s largest city over the last two decades. But “different age...

September 4, 2019

JWM: Bobcats recolonize Iowa, but farms remain obstacles

Bobcats are steadily recolonizing the southern third of Iowa after being extirpated from the state for decades, according to new research. “It highlights that bobcats are highly adaptable,” said Dawn...

August 27, 2019

Florida officials looking for videos of crippled panthers

Florida panthers are suffering from a crippling disorder, and state wildlife officials are looking for more evidence to determine the cause of the problem. Eight panthers (Puma concolor coryi) and...