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Sumatran tiger

IUCN Red List for Cats plus trends and population sizes

PoC avatarPosted on May 13, 2022 by Michael BroadMay 13, 2022

Accurate assessment of wild cat population sizes is notoriously vague and sometimes misleading or nonexistent despite the best efforts of all concerned. On that basis assessing the threat of extinction of a species of wild cat is going to be … continue reading…

Posted in Red List classification | Tagged IUCN Red List for Cats, wild cat species | 2 Replies
Snow leopard Flehmen response

Snow leopard population size (2022). Low and declining.

PoC avatarPosted on April 19, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 19, 2022

The title to this page tells you that I’m going to provide you snow leopard population sizes as at 2022. It should be noted, however, that the latest information is 2016. That might seem quite bad but actually it’s quite … continue reading…

Posted in Snow leopard | Tagged conservation, IUCN Red List for Cats, snow leopard, snow leopard conservation, snow leopard distribution, snow leopard numbers
IUCN Red List Categories

The ‘authoritative’ Red List of Threatened Species is flawed and opens the door to trophy hunting

PoC avatarPosted on September 2, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 2, 2021

The Red List should be called “Red Lost”, they are so hopeless. At last, the experts have decided that the so-called ‘authoritative’ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is behind the curve in assessing how endangered iconic species are to … continue reading…

Posted in conservation | Tagged cheetah conservation, conservation, IUCN Red List for Cats, lion conservation | Leave a reply
Male lion

How many lions are left in the world 2021?

PoC avatarPosted on August 12, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 13, 2021

Fortunately, the IUCN Red List, the organisation charged with compiling data on the population sizes of wild cat species, can provide us with a figure which is 23,000-39,000 mature individuals. They say that the population is not severely fragmented but … continue reading…

Posted in Lion | Tagged african lion, asiatic lion, human behavior, IUCN Red List for Cats, lion conservation
Caracal population is unknown

How many caracals are left in the world?

PoC avatarPosted on August 12, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 13, 2021

We don’t know how many caracals are left in the world. That may surprise you. The authority on how many caracals that are left in the world should be the IUCN Red List. This is a conservation organisation which should … continue reading…

Posted in Caracal | Tagged caracal, conservation, deforestation, human behavior, IUCN Red List for Cats
Jaguarundi

How many Jaguarundis are left in the world?

PoC avatarPosted on February 2, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 2, 2021

We don’t have a f***king clue as to the number of Jaguarundis that are left in the world. Yep, it’s true. It looks to me as if people have given up, what I mean is the people who are meant … continue reading…

Posted in Jaguarundi | Tagged conservation, IUCN Red List for Cats, jaguarundi, wild cat conservation
Bobcat in Michigan

Wild cat species in Michigan

PoC avatarPosted on May 12, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 13, 2020

According to some “experts” there are possibly two wild cat species in Michigan: the Canada lynx and bobcat. The lynx is ‘possible extant’. However, sightings contradict this and it may be reasonable to assume that there are certainly two and … continue reading…

Posted in Wild Cat Species | Tagged America, american bobcat, bobcat, Bobcat Geographic Range, canada lynx, cougar, IUCN Red List for Cats, Michigan, mountain lion, puma, puma distribution, puma range, wild cat species | Leave a reply
Puma hunted

How many pumas are left in the world 2020?

PoC avatarPosted on February 27, 2020 by Michael BroadFebruary 27, 2020

The answer is one that is typical of any of the wild cat species; we really don’t have accurate information on the number of pumas left in the world 2020. The first point to make is that the question concerns … continue reading…

Posted in Puma | Tagged conservation, cougar, IUCN Red List for Cats, mountain lion, puma | Leave a reply
Amur leopard

We don’t know how many Amur leopards are left in the wild

PoC avatarPosted on November 4, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 4, 2019

2019: People want to know how many Amur leopards are left in the wild. The date is important as numbers are relentlessly declining. The premier authority on the subject and the organisation which has the best up-to-date knowledge is the … continue reading…

Posted in leopard | Tagged amur leopard, amur leopard population, IUCN Red List for Cats
Why the cheetah is endangered

This Is Why The Cheetah Is Endangered

PoC avatarPosted on May 10, 2018 by Michael BroadMay 10, 2018

These are the reasons why the cheetah is endangered. Although obvious, the overarching reason is human population growth and consequential increased human activities of all kinds including the illegal trade in cheetahs.

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Posted in Cheetah | Tagged cheetah population, Endangered Cheetah, IUCN Red List for Cats | 2 Replies
Amur tiger

How many Amur tigers are left in the world 2017

PoC avatarPosted on December 2, 2017 by Michael BroadDecember 2, 2017

The population of the Amur tiger is increasing. We are fortunate to have some new figures. They are reported by the Daily Telegraph newspaper online (2nd Dec. 2017). I would trust these figures, as they come direct from Russian conservationists, … continue reading…

Posted in Tiger | Tagged amur tiger, IUCN Red List for Cats, siberian tiger, tiger populations | Leave a reply
Sand cat

Why are sand cats endangered animals?

PoC avatarPosted on November 26, 2016 by Michael BroadNovember 26, 2016

Officially sand cats are not endangered. So there! The IUCN Red List categorise this small wild cat as Least Concern. This is the most positive classification under the Red List scheme. The classification has improved from Near Threatened in 2011. … continue reading…

Posted in Sand cat | Tagged IUCN Red List for Cats, sand cat

Is the African wild cat endangered?

PoC avatarPosted on October 23, 2016 by Michael BroadOctober 23, 2016

The African wild cat is not endangered at 2016. It is categorised as “Least Concern” (see chart below) in the scale of categories concerned the survival of species by the IUCN Red List. Obviously “least concern” means what it says … continue reading…

Posted in Wildcat | Tagged african wildcat, IUCN Red List for Cats, wild cat, wildcat | Leave a reply

What Does Endangered Mean?

PoC avatarPosted on May 12, 2016 by Michael BroadMay 12, 2016

It is important to note that when people ask the question on the internet “what does endangered mean?” they are almost invariably referring to the use of the word “endangered” with reference to wild animal species living in the wild … continue reading…

Posted in Wild Cat Species | Tagged endangered tiger, endangered wild cat species, IUCN Red List for Cats | 3 Replies

Why are leopards endangered?

PoC avatarPosted on April 22, 2015 by Michael BroadApril 22, 2015

There are six species of leopard and in this article I am referring to the common leopard.  This is because when people talk about the leopard, they really mean the common leopard. The word “endangered” means different things to different … continue reading…

Posted in leopard | Tagged conservation, endangered wild cat species, IUCN Red List for Cats, leopard
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