Globally, leopard is the most widely distributed and persecuted cat amongst large cat species like the tiger across much of its distribution range and with lion and clouded leopard in certain areas of its distribution range. Owing to its very high adaptability for surviving in varieties of habitats and opportunitistic feeding behavior, it is often found to be at the center of the human wildlife…
Today, polar bears roam the northern reaches of the planet, but as their sea-ice habitat continues to shrink due to Arctic warming, their future in the U.S. and ultimately their continuation as a species are at risk. Their eventual reprieve turns on our collective willingness to address the factors contributing to climate change and, in the interim, on our ability to improve the chances that po…
Chair Vongraven asked for comments on the meeting agenda. No additional comments were made and the agenda, as distributed ahead of the meeting, was accepted and a schedule for rapporteurs was established. T. Atwood volunteered to coordinate the reports from the individual rapporteurs (J. Aars, S. Amstrup, A. Derocher, G. Durner, A. Jessen, N. Lunn, M. Obbard, E. Richardson, K. Rode, I. Stirlin…
From the award-winning Eyewitness Guides team - one of four new Eye Wonder titles for 2002 - for all young children with a fascination for big cats! Vocabulary is accessible to children aged 5 plus with the meanings of new subject-related words clearly explained in a glossary.