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. please continue reading
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, … please continue reading
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. … please continue reading
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 … please continue reading
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 … please continue reading
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 … please continue reading
2011 (the date is mentioned as this is a developing area of science). Students should be aware that accurate assessment of wild cat population sizes are notoriously vague and sometimes misleading or nonexistent despite the best efforts of all involved. … please continue reading
