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The Fading CalloF The WildA StAtuS updAte on 15 SpecieS of diSAppeAring Wild cAtS & cAnidS

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As r wrd beces reand re ira, as anind gesrer and rer awa r rnara rs, I beiee i is ia r cecie s a wid ingsand wid paces srie. Man species e grea cas and rare canids aree cre grp a ris being sr e wid reer. I a appens, i wd be a prnd raged

r anind. Te are e n r s and iaginain. Te represen pwers and sensibiiies a ae ascinaed,caenged and inspired s since e dawn ie. Te are inerwined wi an cre, reigin, ar and ierare, ande ae ipaced w we iew rsees in is eercangingwrd. Teres a reasn w wee desicaed eir nsdisan csins, aing e r rsed cndans and seadas,ing cpanins. A disan ancesra p cpes s bringe in, reinding s a wider pace and ie wen r species depended n eac er r sr ia.

Nw, weer ese agnicen creares wi srie r disappear reer a depends n s. Wid cas and wid dgs, andan er species arnd e gbe, are aced wi a ide reas, incding ss abia, iega ning, and ac eirnara d srce. Wid cas, sc as ins, jagars and snwepards, and wid dgs ie e Arican wid dg, e Eipian w, and de, are in a precaris psiin. Man are ieganed, eir es are being desred, and eir d srcesdepeed. Tese reas are rea. S c s a we can n gessweer se ese species wi reain side s in asie ie as e ne decade.

Weer i is e icnic Arican in r e s Darwins , eseanias d an ipran pace in e andscapes e ccp.

Te are a ecsse gardians. As predars, e ainainea ncining paces, and eir absence negaie aecs widie and pepe. N n wd sing ese species aedrasic ecgica and ecnic ipacs, I beiee eir ss wiipac s in was we aren een abe e aricae. Tese species aren disappearing de nara prcesses, in ac, is qiee ppsie. We are sing e de an cices and aire see bend r wn iediae needs. Wie e reas arean, ere are wrabe and acinabe sins. Se seare aid ere, seps we can ae wic can ensre a re r

ese anias, and e ecsses a re n e.

Wa is reqired is a gba cien, r eerne ge in ed and e rward ang a rad a ends wi eepingwiderness inac, presering wid paces, and precing e widspecies w beng in ese andscapes, pn wic we, as ans depend.

Tere are seera grps ere wring ensre a re rese ipran species sc as Panera, IFAW and WCS. Irge read rg is dcen, ae nice, and aepar. Tis is n an ecsie ca acin; anbd w wises be par e sin is encraged ge ined. I we are aid a re were Grea Cas and Rare Canids reain n ins, i wi reqire ep r eerne.

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Wid cas and canids ae aced a grwing nber increasing seere reas eir eisence r e pas seeradecades, and ese sae reas cnine escaae da.

Accrding 2008 reprs r e Inernaina unin r eCnserain Nare (IuCN) Ca Speciais Grp and CanidSpeciais Grp:

80%ofwildcatspeciesareexperiencingpopulationdeclines.

25%ofcanidspeciesarealsoexperiencingdecreasingpopulain rends.

Withinthe36catspeciesover20ofwhicharelesserknown

sa cas sieen are crren caegried as Treaened(wic incdes ranings vnerabe, Endangered r Criica Endangered) wi e Iberian n ised as CriicaEndangered.

Ofthe36speciesofwildcanidsaclassincludingwolves,

foxes,jackalsandwilddogssevenareatsomelevelofreatened,threeofwhichDarwinsfox,Islandfoxandredwolf

areconsideredCriticallEndangered.

Wid canids range in sie r e in ennec e iggra w, and ccr in eer cninen ecep Anarcica.Canids ae been reered becase e ae, as perceied riendr e, preccpied e iaginains anind r iennia;

becase e bread eir adapains aes e enraing science; and becase e cnradicr aces eir cpereains wi pepe are perpeing and niqe. B despieaninds inense ineres in canids, increasing an ppain, abia ss, disease and direc persecin are reaeningan wid dgs wi eincin.

Ca species ae as been par e enirnen, cre andg an beings r sands ears. Te in, in

paricar, as been wide sed as a sb raandsae e presen da. In preCbian ciiiains in Meicand Cenra Aerica, e jagar ad ig ria signicance.

Te iger as gred in e ar and cre e grea ciiiains Asia. Desic cas were reered in ancien Egp, andin an cnries da e ria e dg as a beed cpanin an. Neereess, as a species wid cas are nwdecining seris in nbers becase an ipac; sesbspecies are aread einc; and ers are n e brin eincin. Te disappearance wid cas wd be an inesiabelosstotheworldculturallaswellasecologicall.

address e cncern er e nging decine in ese species, e u.S. Cngress inrdced a bi in J, 2004 caed TeGrea Cas and Rare Canids Cnserain Ac. Te bi idenied a sie canid and ca species a wd receie cnserain assisance deed aer eising Minaina Species

AERIAl oF hE PANANAl S.WINER/PANhERA;DARWINS Fox J.JIMENEz; ChEEAh P.J. BRIGGS

Cnserain Fnds, wic sppr e cnserain speciesdeeed b e Aerican pepe be specia gba ae bsianes endangered wi eincin.

Cnserainiss, scieniss and gernen cias aie pin ese cnserain nds as eecie s rg wicsa ans pbic nding ae eeraged arge cnser

ain gains r argeed species sc as grea apes, eepans,arine res, rins and igers. B despie wide s ppr r

er 80 rganiains wiin e scienic, ania weare, cnserain, drsen, and cniies, represening as 200 iin spprers and parns, e Grea Cas andRare Canids Cnserain Ac is si waiing bece aw.

isreportprovidesastatusassessmentofthe15dierentspe cies specica argeed b e Grea Cas and Rare CanidsCnserain Ac r cnserain assisance. Te is incdeswe nwn species sc as ins, jagars, and gra wes, aswe as species bare nwn b e pbic ie des, Darwinses, and e Iberian n. Wereer pssibe, e sas especies is epred n n in e isric cne, b as inperspecie species iesnes dring e pas decade dringwic e Grea Cas and Rare Canids Cnserain Ac wasrs inrdced.

Te pssibiiies ep wid ca and rare canid species are as

ners as e reas e crren ace: abia s

enain and degradain, disease, rad is, ss preand persecin as reaiain r rea r perceied i

depredain. Addiina seera ese species are i

case e pse a seris rea pepe, and een eerinaed becase e are g be a rea desp

isr aacs agains an beings. Canids ace a

r bridiain wi desic dgs, as we as rans

disease. Man e wid cas are cnrned wi praged rp ning perains, and epiain r

gening gba widie rade, incding pacing r eirr se in asin, bd pars aen be sed in e rad

Asian edicine rade, and abdcin r e wid r

ic pe rade. And a new rea b wid canids ancd be cing r c iae cange, e ipicains

ae e be epred r s ese species.

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a ese 72 species wid ca and canid are p againswid. I is as an inrdcin wa can be dne ep

and creae a re a incdes predars as icnic as e

a, as rare as e ba c a, as esie as e snw epard,seris as e bs dg. Te bes pprni sae

disappearing wid ca and canid species is rig nw.

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daRWinS Fox

STaTUS DarwinsfoxisfoundonlinChile.erearetwopopula

ins, ne n Ci Isand, and aner in e casa ress ainand Cie. Geneic sdies sgges a e w pplationsseparatedapproximatel15,000earsago.

Darwinsfox isrestricted tosoutherntemperaterainforest,cprised ne pe and sern beec rees.

About500DarwinsfoxesareestimatedtoliveonChiloIsand, wi ewer an 100 n e ainand.

DarwinsfoxesareprotectedinChiloNationalParkinthewesern par e isand, ab e sie Dener, Co. Anwn Darwins es in e ainand ppain are ndin Naeba Naina Par, rg e sie Aringn,vA.

Likeman islandspecies,Darwinsfoxeshavelittlefearofpepe: is can cnribe eir endangeren. Fes ine ainand are as reaened b desic dgs, b aspredars and as ecrs disease.

in The laST 10 yeaRS Inthelast10earsremnantsofCentralChilescoastalforests,

e ain abia Darwins , ae cnined srin de iber epiain and deepen prjecs.

WhaT Can be doneTe ain rea Darwins es is eir eree sa ppain sie and resriced disribin, wic ae e ignerabe eincin. israe e riss, e sperciasimilarislandfoxrestrictedtosixoftheChannelIslandsothecoastofCaliforniaexperiencedmajorpopulationcrashesn r isands in e ae 1990s, wi w sbspecies becing(eprari) einc in e wid. In is cne, e wingacins are needed r Darwins .

Organizescienticexpeditionstosearchforadditionalpopuains Darwins es: ere are an ree paces casa res n e ainand were reic ppains igreain.

ManagedomesticdogpopulationsinandaroundDarwinsfox

abia. B ppains are reaened b desic dgs,wic can i es b as carr diseases (sc as rabies anddiseper) wic can deciae e aread in ppains. Cnr dg diseases wd erere ep precDarwins es.

ImproveparkmanagementwherethemainlandpopulationofDarwins resides. Wiin e par are rads and parings were riss en eed e es; is riss cnac widiseases as we as rad rai. Ipred par anageenwd ep iniie ese reas.

PseudaloPex fulviPes

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STaTUS eIberianlnxiste s endangered eid in e wrd.

Tere are nw n w nwn breeding ppains, b e in Spain. Te aes sres sgges a ini 84andamaximumof143adults.esepopulationsareisolatedr ne aner aing e een re nerabe.

Untilrecentl,theIberianlnxoccurredthroughoutSpainandPrga. In 1999, an esiaed 1,100 ads ccrred in 10sbppains n e Iberian Peninsa.

Between1985-2001,therangeoftheIberianlnxdeclinedb87%andthenumberofbreedingfemalesdroppedbmorethan90%.

in The laST 10 yeaRS SurvesinPortugalhavefailedtondtheIberianlnxsince2001. I is g be einc ere nw.

Between2000-2003alone,atleast24lnxareknowntohavedied in e wid. Tis is an nderesiae as an n sipdisappear and e case dea is neer esabised. As80%ofknownfatalitieswerecauseddirectlbhumans.

Between2001-2008,atleast23lnxwerekilledonroads.

Since1999,theestimatedareainwhichlnxesbreeddeclinedfrom10,699km2to925km2.

Between2004-2009,thecaptivelnxpopulationhasgfrom5to76.Ofthose,42arecubswhichhavebeenb

capii.

WhaT Can be done

Te siain e Iberian n is nw s grae a in eid species in wic e cs and ris prcess breeding and reinrdcin is essenia. Te n is reaee capse is ain pre, e Erpean rabbi, wse ptionnownumbersonlabout5%of1950levelsduemainlinrdcin eic disease. ln nbers ae decinede eensie abia ss and iega persecin b rapisning and sing.

Installwildlifeunderpasses,exclusionfencesandspeedhn rads and igwas a are sps r n rad

Reducehuntingpressureonwildrabbitslivingonprivatea are ipran n. lca andwners pa a piin anaging e pre base e n.

Strengthentheprotectionof remainingsuitablelnxh pride sies r reinrdcin and resrain. Sca s be sric preced agains panned inensiesrcre deepen.

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eThioPianWolF SnoW leoPaRd

STaTUS Ethiopian wolvesareendemic totheEthiopianhighlands,nd n in Arapine ea and grassands a aides 3,0004,500m.

Fewerthan500Ethiopianwolvesremain,withmorethanhalfnd in e Bae Mnains. oer, er sa, ppainsare nd in e Siien Mnains, Mn Gna, W,Men and e Arsi Mnains.

Continuouslossofhabitatduetohigh-altitudesubsistenceagricre represens e ajr rea Eipian wes.Sixtpercentofalllandabove3,200mhasbeenconvertedintofarmland,andallpopulationsbelow3,700mareparticularl nerabe rer abia ss, eacerbaed b ergraingb desic iesc.

Inadditiontohabitatloss,moreimmediatethreatsareassociaed wi e presence desic dgs iing ang Eipian wes, wi disease ransissin, bridiain and direc cpeiin reaening w sria. Rabies breasoccurever5-10earsatpeaksinwolfdensitandmakillupto75percentofaninfectedpopulation.

Duetotheirsocialpackstructure,Ethiopianwolvesareateir s nerabe wen a w nbers. Enire pacs ag einc dring a rabies brea, and n new pacs r rseera ears aerward.

erearenoEthiopianwolvesincaptivit.

in The laST 10 yeaRS elargestEthiopianwolfpopulation,intheBaleMountains,

sueredrabiesoutbreaksinboth2003and2008.Asaresult,thiscriticalpopulationuctuatedbetweenjust150and350indiidas.

Urgentinterventionfollowedtheserabiesoutbreaks,andvaccinain w pacs arnd e ineced pacs preenedis ea disease r spreading rer.

WhaT Can be doneEipian wes reqire cnined precin r rabies andcanine diseper, wic end be ransied r a reseririn e rra and era dg ppain.

Institutepreventivevaccinationof domesticdogstoreduceriskoftransmissiontoEthiopianwolves.Todateover60,000desic dgs ae been accinaed in Bae ane, b iscerage needs be ainained in perpei i Eipianwes are persis.

ReplacereactivevaccinationofEthiopianwolveswithprevenie accinain sing an ra accine re eecie prec e sriing ppains. Sad, regar accinain wineed be ainained indenie preen eincin.

ConductoutreachprogramstofosterappreciationoftheessentialecosstemservicessuchascleanwaterandecotourismbenetsprovidedbAfromontanehabitatstomillions pepe dwnsrea. Te Eipian w wd pride an

idea fagsip r sc reac. Managesmallisolatedpopulationsof Ethiopian wolvesas

cpnens a eappain. Tis wd ep redce eirnerabii eincin, wie ainaining r een enancing eir geneic ariabii.

ConductfurtherresearchonEthiopianwolvesandtheirconserain needs. Inrain is needed n Eipian wdispersa disance and sria, as we as sdies eir prereainsips and pre aaiabii, paricar in e ig risppains nrern Eipia.

STaTUS ereareasfewas3,500to7,000snowleopardslivinginthewid da; e eac nber is nnwn as e are ereeesie and ard sre.

oughsecretiveandsparseldistributedacross12countriesr sern Siberia e ibean Paea, snw epardsare ig nerabe pacing r eir ides and bneswic are pried n e bac are.

Subsistencepastoralismisextensivelpracticedacrosssnowepard range, and cnfic de iesc depredain bsnw epards is widespread, wi reribin iing ecas a cn ce.

RecentstudiesusingGPS-satellitecollarshaveshownthatsnw epards reqire er arge areas ee eir basicneeds. he nce, er ew eising preced areas wd sppreen a singe breeding pair e cas.

in The laST 10 yeaRS Poorlmanagedtrophhuntingofwildmountainsheepand

gas as redced e snw epards nara d resrces,eacerbaing snw epard depredain n iesc. Scieni csres in 2009 ieded a w esiae js 9,100 argai remaininginMongolia,downfrom13,000in2001and60,000in1985.

SnowleopardnumbersinKrgzstan,KazakhstanandTajikisan reain er w aer being deciaed b iega rade ine decade wing e capse e Sie unin.

Snowleopardhidesandbonesarefrequentlconscatediniega sipens widie pars bnd r e ares China.Ina singleincidentin2005,thirteensnowleopardides were seied a a MngiaCina brder crssing. oer60snowleopardskinswereconscatedinChinesemarketsbetween2003-2008.Chinasharesaborderwith10ofthe11er snw epard range cnries.

RecentarmedconictinAfghanistan,PakistanandIndaen an nnwn n snw epards and er rarcies. Snw epard ides are en nd in e arkab, Pesawar, and er wns in and near cenrawar nes and a be an ince srce r insrgencie

WhaT Can be doneManaging ansnw epard cnfics is criica and wqire redcing iesc depredain rg beer aniabandr, resrain wid pre scs, and seing e ecic sses depredain sbsisence pasraiss. Eecieepard cnserain inges pn srnger naina cnserpicies, greaer awareness a a saeder ees rgcain, and eaning inernaina cperain se widie rade.

Buildpredator-proofcorralswhileencouragingecotourisesas increase ince and ca appreciain cas. Tis as been especia sccess in lada, Indas signican penia r arge pars snw epard ra

Oseteconomiclossesduetosnowleoparddepredatesabising aernaie ieid pins. A de eis a andicra deepen prgra in er 40 iaMngia a ses ecnic sses de snw edepredain.

Encouragetoleranceofpredatorsbestablishingvillage

aged iesc insrance prgras in India and Paisainsre agains sses snw epards.

Improvehuntingmanagementofprespecieswithscbased gideines and ince ging ca iagers. Tbeen accpised in nrern Paisan were ca agedhuntingresultsin60%oftheincomegoingtolocagers, w in rn prec wid seep and gas.

EstablishNationalActionPlansforsnowleopardconserin a range cnries. Te cnries Paisan, Mngpa, India and ajiisan ae aread draed sc pans.

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STaTUS AfricanwilddogsformerllivedthroughoutAfricasouthof

e Saara, absen n r e es desers and e denseswand res.

Toda,Africanwilddogsremaininaslittleas7%oftheirforer range. Wid dgs are einc in 22 cnries wic erer inabied.

Worldwide,fewerthan8,000f ree-rangingAfricanwilddogsreain. Becase n ne pair sa breeds in eac pac (910 ads), a eans ewer an 800 breeding eaes reain in e wid.

Africanwilddogpacks requirehugeareastosurviveear-round.Eac pac reqires an area en ies e sie Manaan;precing a iabe ppain reqires an area a eas as arge asCnnecic.

in The laST 10 yeaRS Inthepastdecade,AfricanwilddogsinSouthAfricasworld-

famousKrugerNationalParkhavedeclinedfrom350to120indiidas.

OnprivateconservanciesineasternZimbabwe,Africanwilddgs ae decined sbsania de snaring and rabies in epas 10 ears.

Criticallsmallpopulationsofwilddogshavebeenrediscoveredin Wes Arica, wi cnserain acin rgen reqired prec ese ecgica and geneica niqe anias.

WhaT Can be doneArican wid dgs reqire cnserain a as spaia scaes, bwen is is dne, specacar sccess can res. Wid dgs disap

peared r e rangeands nrern kena in e 1980s,b recnied nara near20 ears aer. da, is area sp prs e wrds si argedg ppain, iing angside pepe and iesc. Tis eisraes w a cbinain and se panning, rescnfic wi arers, cnr snaring and cnserain canwhenimplementedatverlargescalesencouragereco is endangered species. Tis sccess cd be repeaed esei resrces and piica wi were scien.

Promotetraditionalhusbandrpracticesthatdiscouragecan wid dgs r iing iesc.

Discouragetheuseofsnarestohuntwildungulates,toaccidena capre Arican wid dgs wic are reqied b snares. Wring wi ca cniies esaernaie prein srces wd ep redce nwid pre.

Encourageecotourismonprivateandcommunitlana ca pepe wi perceie Arican wid dg ppaia bene.

ConductoutreachtoeducatelocalpeopleaboutAfricandgs and eir endangered sas.

Protectnaturalcorridorstoallowdispersingdogstomoween widie areas, pring gene fw and awing rniains ccr.

Workwithlocalpeopletosetasideareasfordrseasong iesc, wic as prides space r A rican wid deir pre. Sc and se is praciced radiina b MaSabr cniies in kena, penia priding a r er areas.

STaTUS ebacathasahighlrestricteddistribution,beingfound

n n e isand Brne. I is nd in e Maasiansaes Saba and Sarawa and e Indnesian saes kaianan; is presence in Brnei is ncerain.

Asecretivespecies,thebacatappearstohavealwasbeennara rarer an er Seas Asian cas. Te appain ba cas reaining n Brne is beieed bebelow2,500individuals,andisdeclining.

erearenobacatsincaptivitandconsequentlthehavea ig ae widie raders w are aware e speciesrari. Ba cas ae been capred iega r e wid ris are as we as r eir sins.

in The laST 10 yeaRS ebacatwasrstphotographedinthewildin2002.De

spie e increasing se ree caeras raps in Brne date,cameratrapsurveshaveaccumulatedlessthan30images is ienwn species.

Oncethoughttoberestrictedtodenseprimarforest,recent

caera rapbased researc sggess a ese esie cas caniie gged res, igiging e iprance cercia epied ress e cnserain is species. Tesae researc reeas a e ba ca appears aid i papanains.

ForestlossacrossBorneohasproceededatan alarmingrate.Inthemid-1980s75%ofBorneowascoveredinforest;b2005forestcoverhadbeenreducedto50%.Ifthisrateofderesain cnines, i is prjeced a res cer wi aebeen redced ess an neird b 2020.

WhaT Can be doneTe ba ca is ne e eas nwn e wrds wid cas. Iis nara scarce and nerabe inense pressre n is resabia. Tere is as ning nwn ab w pan r especies cnserain.

Conductfundamentalresearchintothe ecological requireens is species and is respnses abia dicain

deep eaning cnserain sraegies. PromotemechanismsthatmaintainforesthabitatsinBorneo.

Ssainabe res epiain, respnsibe pa i ciain, and carbn credi scees sd be igrs epredand pred.

EducatelocalpeopleonBorneoaboutthebacatsexistenceand is cnserain pig. Ms pepe n e isands arenaware e species and a i is a niqe par e isands nara eriage nd nwere ese n ear.

Pardofelis badialyCaon PiCtus

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STaTUS Onlacenturago,therewerepossiblasmanas200,000li

ns iing in Arica. Te aes sres esiae a ere arefewerthan30,000lionslivinginthewildinAfricatoda.

LionsonceinhabitedtheentireAfricancontinentexceptfortheSaaran Deser and e dense rainres e Cng Basin.da, e ae anised r er 80 percen eir isricrange in Arica.

LionsonceoccupiedAsiafromtheMiddleEasttoEasternIndia. Te are nw einc in eir enire Asian range ecep r asingle,isolatedpopulationof350inIndiasGirForest.

Lionsarenowextinctin26countriestheformerloccupied.

in The laST 10 yeaRS SurvesinWestandCentralAfricahavefailedtondlionsin

Ce DIire, Gabn and e Repbic Cng were e

are cnsidered einc r n e erge eincin. lins aenotbeenconrmedinGhanasince2003wheretheirstatusiscnsidered peris a bes.

InsouthernKenasMaasailand,oneofthemostimportantecsses r e species, a eas 200 ins ae been ied bspearing and pisn since 2001.

Lionshavebeenreintroducedtoover37reservesinSouthAfricawherethenownumbermorethan500.However,mostofese ppains are er sa and isaed r a er inppains, creaing prbes wi inbreeding.

4,421liontrophieswereexportedbbiggamehuntersfArican cnries beween 2000 and 2008.

WhaT Can be doneTe singe greaes rea ins da is iing b pepwn iesc. Arica as e ases grwing ppain cninen and e pressre n widerness and preced arciain and graing is inense. herders and rancers sand pisn ins acrss eir range.

ProvidetrainingandincentiveforLionGuardianprogramEas Arica, se ng Masai warrirs bece lin Gians prec ins insead ning e. Te becrn ine in redcing anin cnfics b inring areas ccpied b ins, eping arers ipre eirsbandr and rac dwn s iesc, and b discer Masai warrirs r ning ins in e re.

areas were lin Gardians are crren acie, n inbeenkilledsince2005.

Reducetheubiquitofagro-pesticidesthatarewidelm pisn carnires. Man acrers can parner in isb increasing iniiaies resric eir disribin Arica, and b priding ess ic aernaies a canabsed s easi.

Workwiththehuntingcommunitto ensurethathudes n negaie ipac in ppains in e ngb esabising scienica based qas and pper agen ns.

uon alPinus Panthera leodhole lionSTaTUS Dholes,also knownas Asiatic wild dogs, formerl lived

rg Asia, r e nains e hiaaas ande ien San, rg e seppes Mngia and ewdands India, e dense ress Seas Asia.

Toda,dholesinhabita fractionof theirformerrange. Alg disribin daa are pr, des are g beeinc in 11 20 cnries wic e rer inabied.

Dholeshavenotbeenwellenoughstudiedtoallowanestiae e gba ppain. hweer, ie er pac iingcarnires sc as Arican wid dgs and wes, n ne pairsa breeds in eac pac, s a e nber aniascnribing genes e ne generain is a racin ea ppain sie.

in The laST 10 yeaRS A2005geneticstudrevealedthatdholesonJavaarever

distinctfromthoseelsewhereinAsiaetseveralJavaneseppains ae bece einc in e as decade.

In2008,catastrophicdeclinesintheabundanceofdeerspeciesdholesmainprewerereportedinpeninsularMalasiaand esewere in Seas Asia.

Massiveconversionofdholesforesthabitattooilpalmplantains as ccrred in Indnesia and Maasia wiin e pasen ears. Esewere, c de abia as been s agricre, an seeens, and inrasrcre deepen.

WhaT Can be doneDes ae n been we sdied, b appear ace reassiiar se eperienced b e er arge carnires: ss abia and pre, persecin b sc arers, accidena caprein snares, and diseases.

Conservedholesprebase.LivingasthedoinpartsofAsiawic sppr er ig densiies pepe, des are especia ie ser rg depein wid pre cased ban ners. Cnsering des pre base wd as aebrader iprance r cnserain in Asia.

Conductresearchon dholes andtheir conservationneeds.Eecie cnsering de is seere apered b ac inrain, and researc csed n e species cnserainneeds is rgen needed.

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STaTUS erearenowthoughttobefewerthan20,000cloudedleopards

reaining, wi appriae a n ainand Seas Asia,and a n e isands Sara and Brne. N singe ppain is esiaed ae re an 1,000 indiidas.

CloudedleopardsformerloccurredthroughouttheforestsofS and Seas Asia. da e are paci disribedin13countries,andareextinctinTaiwan.

Althoughcloudedleopardsoccupavarietofhabitatsincluding gged res, e appear aid eai died abiassc as i pa panains, and ae disappeared r argeepanses rainres nw cnered panains.

in The laST 10 yeaRS Previouslconsideredasinglespecies,molecularandmorpho

logicalanalsesin2006showedthecloudedleopardactuallcprises w disinc species, e ainand r Indcinesecded epard and e Snda cded epard nd n nSara and Brne. Wie is is eciing scienic news, iaca eans ere are nw ewer indiidas w disinc

species, eac erere reqiring greaer cnserain aenin. CloudedleopardhabitatinSoutheastAsiaisundergoingtheworldshighestdeforestationrates.Over10%oflowlandforestwas s in e pas en ears, ain de e epansin ipa panains; iega gging as as ceared arge racs inse areas eir range.

RecentresearchinthelastveearshasrevealedthatSundacded epards are res dependen, eis a w densiiesand ae arge e ranges; eensie areas ie pwards 8,000 2 cnigs res are reqired sppr ssainabe ppains.

Cloudedleopardsarehuntedfortheirextraordinarskinr bd pars a are in wide deand acrss Asia. hpressre, een in preced areas in eir range, is ineneas seen cded epards were iega ied in Skerinci Seba Naina Par in 20002001 ane.

WhaT Can be doneTe cded epard is ne e eas nwn arge ca on eig indiidas ae eer been radicared and eiecg is si ie ndersd. Te are g be rien an pressres an arge cas sc as igers and eand e persis in areas aer se species disappear b qireens r cnsering e species are si er pr n

Conductbasicresearchonbothcloudedleopardspeciesder epand r nwedge n eir ecgica reqireand beer earn w bes cnsere e. Adances in caerarapping ecniqes cbined wi cpac, Geer d e bes penia.

Promoteincentivesand certicationprocessesfor respo

pa i ciain. Pressre n e ain bers paas ed cericain prcesses banning paning n prainres and areas wi ig cnserain ae. Eand epanding a prcess can ep prec e cdedard abia.

Researchandaddressthepossibleimpactof conictbecded epards and ca pepe. In se areas, especiBrne and Sara, cded epards are regarded as rs desic anias. Gaining a beer ndersandingcndiins in wic cded epards creae aca prand w address e is a priri.

Cinonyx jubatus

neofelis nebulosa/neofelis d

CheeTah

CloUdeleoPaR

STaTUS Cheetahsoccuratlowdensitiesthroughouttheirrangeand

are nwere abndan. Tere are esiaed be ewer an10,000 ad indiidas e in e wid in eir enire range.

CheetahsonceinhabitedthewholeAfricancontinentexceptr e Cng Basin rainres. da, e ae anisedr er 77 percen eir isric range in Arica.

CheetahsonceoccupiedAsiafromtheArabianPeninsulatoEasern India. Te are nw einc in eir enire Asian rangeecep r a singe, isaed ppain peraps 120 in eree cenra paea Iran.

Cheetahsarenowextinctin25countriestheformerloccupied.earepossiblextinctinafurther13countries.

in The laST 10 yeaRS CheetahshavenotbeensightedinBurundi,DemocraticRe

pbic Cng, Nigeria and Rwanda in e as decade.

TwoskinsfoundinKabulin2006and2007aretheonlrecrds e species in Aganisan since e 1980s; i is nceara ese w sins een riginaed r inside e cnr.

Cheetahshavebeenreintroducedtoover38reservesinSouthAfricawherethenownumbermorethan265.However,most ese ppains are er sa and isaed r a erceea ppains wi er ew prspecs cnnecin.

WhaT Can be doneCeeas are e eas dangers big cas ere is n recrd awid ceea eer iing a an and e creae ewer prbes

wi iesc wners an d an er arge carnires. Eens, e are perseced inense in se areas r perceied prbes r r e reaie inr prbes e d creae.

Helpincreasenaturalpreabundancebassistinglocalcomniies in precing wid erbire species. In rra areasrg eir range, ceeas seecie pre pn widpre bere rning iesc, erere re nara prepins wi ep preen iesc sses ceeas.

Uselargelivestockguardingdogstodramaticallreducethess sa iesc seep and gas ceeas. Dgssc as Anaian Seperds are bnded e erd and acie engage and repe ceeas r aacing e erd.

PlancorridorsforcheetahmovementwiththelatestGPS-ecng ep deineae e eens ceeas beween preced ppains. Tis is e eir sria asceeas se assie e ranges and e eensie disances beween pars and reseres.

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aTUSBushdogsinhabitforestedareasoftropicalSouthAmericaandend be cse assciaed wi waer. Teir cris scbd r is g ep e n arge rdens in denseres. Bs dgs ae as been repred r wand cerradand we saanna ecsses.

LikeAfricanwilddogsanddholes,bushdogshuntinpacks,and appear ie a er w ppain densiies.

Bushdogsarepoorlstudied;mosteldbiologistsworkinginbs dg range ae neer seen a bs dg in e wid. Ag e are cnsidered wide disribed in Cenra andS Aerica, bs dgs are absen r arge racs and,and ae isrica awas been repred as a rare species, regardess an disrbance and cnfic.

Bushdogsgeographicdistributionisuncertain,andtheglobal

ppain is nnwn. Nbers are ie be w, despiee speciesbrad disribin.

The laST 10 yeaRSHabitatconversionforsobeanagricultureintheMatoGross sae Brai, an ipran area r bs dgs, as beene greaes in e Nerpics in e as 10 ears. Bs dgabia aces siiar reas esewere in wesern Brai andeasern Biia.

Like allspecies inhabiting Amazonianrainforests, bushdgs ae s abia de deresain in is regin.

A 2008 anasis er250historicbushdoglocationsdetermined that20%were assciaed wi abiawic is nw ragened rdegraded.

WhaT Can be doneBushdogsbiologissopoorlknownthatwiththeexceptionofprotectinghabitatitishardtoknowwhatactionswouldcontrib e eir cnserain. Tere are a ew genera ings weera cd be dne ep bs dgs.

Conductbasicresearchonthespecies habitat, and prereqireens, and n e reas i aces, paricar e ipac abia ragenain. Bs dgs rari and esie nare

ae e cecin sc apparen sipe daa er caenging, b direcing resrces a is negeced species wdaw cnserain easres be idenied and ipeened.

Protecthabitatknowntohaveresidentbushdogpopulations.Becase e bs dg as a arge disribin and is a ienwn aa, i a ae a niqe and eceen fagsipr Aanian res cnserain.

sPeothos venatiCus

bUSh dog

hreAt level: vulnerAble

G.l.zuERChER

Panthera onCaJagUaR

STaTUS Jaguarsformerllivedthroughoutmostof LatinAmerica,

r Nrern Meic and e swesern unied SaestosouthernArgentina.Todathesurvivein60%oftheirhis ric range.

Duringthe1960sand1970s,thejaguarwasheavilhuntedr is beai r. As an as 18,000 wid jagars were iedeac ear ni e Cnenin n e Inernaina rade inEndangered Species (CIES) brg e pen pe rade ahaltin1973.

JaguarsarenowextinctinElSalvadorandUruguaandwhilee rare indiida as been sped in e uS, ere as nbeenevidenceofabreedingjaguarpopulationinthelast50ears.

ejaguar isthelargest andmosticoniccat livingin theAericas. Jagars can se a wide arie abias, b needarge wid paces srie. As a res, eising preced areasare en n arge eng ssain iabe ppains.

in The laST 10 yeaRS roughouttheirrange,jaguarscontinuetobethreatenedb

abia ss. Agricra epansin, rad cnsrcin, ander rs deepen are rapid redcing e sie jagar ppains and e an aaiabe abia. Deresain ees in S Aerica ae been e iges in ewrd, wi a ss 4 iin ecares eer ear er e as10 ears.

Over-huntingofnaturalprespeciesforcesjaguarstopdesic anias, wic in rn es anisi wardars. Te nara pre base as been sbsania depealmost30%ofthejaguarscurrentrange.

Despitelawsprotectingjaguarsinmanrangestates,ing cnines b pepe w iew jagars as a rea aiies r ieids. Cnfic sps ae arisen incnries were jagars ie, especia in areas were anjacen res as been ceared r pasre r seeenestimated185240jaguarsandpumaswerekilledinarancing andscape in Aa Fresa, Brai beween 2004.

WhaT Can be done Improvemanagementandincreasesecuritpatrolsinpr

ed areas were jagars are nd in rder ep bppains r e srrnding reas an deen.

ExpandconservationactivitiesintoareaswherehumanAs jagars need re space an preced areas can psc epansin cped wi prin b jagar and ieids wi be essenia r eir sria.

Implementrancheroutreachandmitigationprogramsthn redce e iing iesc b jagars, and e qen iing jagars b rancers, b as increase iprdcii.

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STaTUS Leopardsarethemostversatileofbigcatsandoccupallhabi

as r e Cng rainres re desers. Een wi eirrearabe adapabii, epards ae anised r as40%oftheirhistoricrangeinAfrica,andfromover50%ofeir isric range in Asia.

erearenowonlapproximatel30remainingwildAmurepards. Tis is e nrerns sbspecies a iesangside Siberian igers in ar easern Rssias snwcaedbrea res.

Leopardsarenowextinctin6countriestheformerloccupied,andtheirpresencein6additionalcountriesisveruncertain.

in The laST 10 yeaRS BetweenJanuarandMa2010,atleast160leopardswere

ied in India ane, s e r e iega pars and

furtrade.Over250leopardsaearhavebeenkilledbpeoplejs in India in e as decade. Mre an 1,200 epards wereied in 2000 ane.

InasingleprovinceofSouthAfrica,KwaZulu-Natal,oneindividualpoacherwascaughtwiththeskinsofover150leopards. In sbSaaran Arica, epard pars are aed r radiina beies and e sins are wrn b e cies and ra,sc as e zs.

eleopardisthelastremainingbigcatoftheAtlasMounains b ere as been n denie recrd e species inNr Arica since 2002.

Atleast28leopardswerekilledinillegalgintrapsbe2005-2008inSouthAfricasCapeMountainswherethelard is a niqe, pg r n a e sie epardwere in e cnr.

WhaT Can be donelepards are adapabe and ae densraed an asnabii ie in air cse prii wi pepe. hweeace e cbined reas reaiar iing b iesc and iega ning r r and bd pars, ain r crade in Asia. Bad anaged ega ning is as nwnec e species.

Improvehusbandrofdomesticlivestocktohelpreducnerabii epards, and e reasns a pepe i

cas in reaiain. Maing sre a ng, nerabsc is we garded r brg in crras a nig rsses epards.

Improvehuntingregulationstohelpensurethattrophing des n cnribe e decine e epard. In Arica, new des rp ning epards aepren redce e negaie ipacs n e ngercess ppains.

Useacombinationoflivestockguardingdogsandherda b warn e presence predars and deendr predars deer epards r preing pn i

hrysoCyon braChyurus Panthera PardusManed WolF leoPaRdSTaTUS Manedwolvesinhabitthegrasslandsandopenwoodlandsof

rpica S Aerica. Teir ng egs and arge ears are beieed be adapains ning sa pre in ng grass.

Toda,manedwolvesh abitathasbeenreducedandfragmented.InBrazil,thecerradooneofthehabitatsfavoredbmanedwolves--hasbeenreducedto20%ofitsoriginalextent,andonl1.5%isprotected.Elsewheregrasslandsareunderthreatr e reeness adance s bean ciain.

Aspeopleencroachonmanedwolfhabitat,roadkillshavebece an increasing rea e species. Desic dgdiseases a as reaen aned w ppains.

in The laST 10 yeaRS Conversionofcerradoforsobeanandcornproductionhas

cnined aggressie er e pas decade, desring prieaned w abia. Tis abia desrcin is prjeced

continueasformercerradonowcontributes25percentofallgrain prdced in Brai.

ManedwolvesarenowalmostextinctinthewildinUruguaand Per, wi ew indiidas sriing n e cnriesbrders wi ppain srce cnries sc as Brai, Argenina (r urga) and Biia (r Per).

WhaT Can be doneTe s ipran cnserain acin r aned wes isprecin eir abia agains agricra cnersin andrbaniain.

Protectmanedwolf habitatb conservingand eectivelanaging reaining cerrad and er grassands in SAerica.

Developtoolsforreducing conictbetweenfarmers andaned wes, sc as encraging e se aned wpr cicen cps and er iesc pracices a eepsa desic anias ars wa.

Controland managedomesticdog populationswithin orarnd e aned w ppains s a dgs d n aac aned wes r ransi disease.

Researchmanedwolvesabilittoadapttoareasconvertedtoagriculture.Manedwolvesbroaddietwhichincludesris, insecs, and sa aas as we as birds and deermeansthattheareabletoinhabitagriculturallandsaswe as eir nara abia. larger aned w ppainsig be cnsered i agricra ands cd be incrpraed in cnserain panning.

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Canis luPus

gRay WolF

STaTUS egrawolfwasformerltheworldsmostwideldis

ribed erresria aa, iing rg c enrern eispere.

WolveswereextirpatedfrommanareasinEurasiaduringe 20 Cenr. In se cnries e are s reied agernens si ainain acie pans eradicae e.

WolfpopulationsaredeclininginmanAsiancountries.Inwesern Erpe, weer, w nbers are recering, wiseera ipran recniain eens.

Some remaining populationsaresmallandthreatenedtheseincludeabout50animalsinGreenland,about150ine desers Israe, and a ew ndred in Scandinaia.

in The laST 10 yeaRS In2000wolvesreturnednaturalltoGerman,havingre

cen recnied in France and Swierand. Tis swseir abii ie in andinaed andscapes wenn sseaica perseced.

WhaT Can be doneradiina, wes ae been reied as predars iesc;gernen aeps cnr e ae been dcened ra eas 1,200 ears. Sc persecin is si e bigges rea wes rg eir range.

UsetoolsdevelopedinEasternEuropeandNorthAmericatoiniie predain n iesc. Tese s ae eped serw recer wi ajr ipacs n iesc arers. Tesesccesses cd be repeaed esewere in Erasia wi scienreac, capaci biding, and dein resrces.

Reformoutdatedandunnecessargovernmentpoliciescalling r, r inceniiing, eradicain wes and er ppredars.

overthepastdecade,the15speciesofwildcanidsandcas pred in is repr ae gien reasns r piis r

eir sria, as we as isaed eapes prgress and sccess.However,theoveralltrendisstarkandclearwithout

greaer gba assisance and a cncered cnserain er,

an ese species wi cnine e cser and cserward eincin.

Sianes, e repr idenies rea pprniies r precing ese species cas and canids, wi rad aps aai

abe r ipeening angibe cnserain iniiaies aand pe reerse eir crren decine.

e15 species included inthis report areonl one-fth of

e wid ca and dg species si iing da. hweer gba

cnserain ers r a and species sc as sed ere can be eeraged and sed r cnserain rar bend e rigina argeed species. habia cnseriniiaies n bea ese wid cas and dgs wi sae ees a er eine and canid species as se. Enrce

ers n bea cerain wid cas and dgs wi ibene a cas and canids ipaced b iega widie And widiean cnfic iigain s deepene species can be deed r adaped r er species.

Te as en ears ae swn a wie wid canid aspecies are cear iperied, ere is as gd reasn and cnsiderabe pprni r aing gains agains ein. Tese species can, and wi, rebnd i ere is a sae e.

hreAt level: leASt concern

ACkNoWlEDGEMENS

Tis repr was creaed in cabrain b Panera, e Inernaina Fnd r Ania Weare, and e IuCN/SSC Caniciais Grp, e IuCN/SSC Ca Speciais Grp, and e Widie Cnserain S cie. Te e was wrien b le hRsie Wdre, Je Fcen, and Cadi Sier, wi cnribins r McCar, ka zeer, And hearn, Rss, Rgeri Cna de Paa, Jenn Pace and vida Area. Prdcin ersig b Andrea heda. Maps prdced bzeer. Tan as e zgica S cie lndn and WidCRu, uniersi ord r eir cnribins.

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Wild cAtS: iucn red liSt imperilment StAtuS & populAtion trendS

cAt SpecieS rAnge 1996 2008

currentpopulAtion

trendAFRICAN

GolDEN CACenra & Wes

Aricalwer Ris/leas Cnsern

NearTreaened

Decreasing

ANDEAN CA Andes Mnains, S Aerica vnerabe Endangered Decreasing

ASIAICGolDEN CA

Cina,Seas Asia

l wer Ris/Near Treaened Near Treaened Decreasing

BlACk-FooEDCA

SernArica

lwer Ris/leas Cncern vnerabe Decreasing

BoBCA Nr Aerica & Meic lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Sabe

BAy CA Brne vnerabe Endangered Decreasing

CANADA lyNx Nr Aerica lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Sabe

CARACAlCenra Asia, Swes Asia &

Aricalwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern unnwn

ChEEAh1 Arica & Iran vnerabe vnerabe Decreasing

ClouDEDlEoPARD2

Mainand Seas Asia,Brne & Sara

vnerabe vnerabe Decreasing

EuRASIAN lyNx Erasia lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern SabeFIShING CA Seas & S Asia lwer Ris/Near Treaened Endangered Decreasing

FlA-hEADEDCA

Seas Asia vnerabe Endangered Decreasing

GEoFFRoyS CA S Aerica lwer Ris/leas Cncern Near Treaened Decreasing

IBERIAN lyNx Iberian Peninsa Endangered Criica Endangered Decreasing

JAGuAR Meic, Cenra & S Aerica l wer R is/Near Treaened Near Treaened Decreasing

JAGuARuNDI Cenra & S Aerica lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Decreasing

JuNGlE CA Eg p, S Asia & Cenra Asia l wer Ris/l eas Cncern leas Cncern Decreasing

GuIA Sern S Aerica vnerabe vnerabe Decreasing

lEoPARD3 A rica, Midde Eas & Asia l wer Ris/l eas Cncern Near Treaened Decreasing

lEoPARD CA4 Asia lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Sabe

lIoN5 Arica & India vnerabe vnerabe Decreasing

MANul Cenra Asia & Rssia l wer Ris/l eas Cncern Near Treaened Decreasing

MARBlED CA Seas Asia Daa Decien vnerabe Decreasing

MARGAy Cenra & S Aerica lwer Ris/leas Cncern Near Treaened Decreasing

oCElo Cenra & S Aerica lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Decreasing

oNCIllA6 Cenra & S Aerica lwerer Ris/Near Treaened vnerabe Decreasing

PAMPAS CA S Aerica lwer Ris/leas Cncern Near Treaened Decreasing

PuMA Nr, Cenra & S Aerica lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Decreasing

RuSy-SPoEDCA

India & Sri lana Daa Decien vnerabe Decreasing

SAND CANrern Arica, Swes Asia

& Cenra Asialwer Ris/leas Cncern Near Treaened unnwn

SERvAl Arica lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Sabe

SNoW lEoPARD Cenra Asia Endangered Endangered Decreasing

IGER7 S Asia & Far Eas Rssia Endangered Endangered Decreasing

WIlDCA8 Arica, Asia & Erpe lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Decreasing

cAnid SpecieS rAnge 1996 2008

currentpopulAtion

trendAFRICAN

WIlD DoGSbSaaran

AricaEndangered Endangered Decreasing

ARCIC Fox Arcic N lised leas Cncern Sabe

BA-EARED FoxSbSaaran

Aricalwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern unnwn

BlACk-BACkEDJACkAl

SbSaaranArica

lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Sabe

BlANFoRDS Fox Midde Eas & Nreas Arica Daa Decien leas Cncern unnwn

BuSh DoG S Aerica vnerabe Near Treaened unnwn

CAPE Fox Sern Arica lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Sabe

ChI llA Ser n Cne, S Aer ica l wer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Sabe

CoRSAC Cenra Asia Daa Decien leas Cncern unnwn

CoyoE Nr & Cenra Aerica lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Increasing

CRAB-EAING Fox S Aerica lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Sabe

CulPEo Sern Cne & Wesern SAerica lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Sabe

DARWINS Fox Cie N lisedCriica

EndangeredDecreasing

DholE Cenra & Seas Asia vnerabe Endangered Decreasing

DINGo9 Asraia & Seas Asia lwer Ris/leas Cncern vnerabe Decreasing

EhIoPIAN WolF Eipia Criica Endangered Endangered Decreasing

FENNEC Fox Nrern Arica Daa Decien leas Cncern unnwn

GolDEN JACkAlNr Arica, Eas Arica &

Sern Erasialwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Increasing

GRAy WolF Nr Aerica, Arcic & Erasia lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Sabe

GREy FoxNr Aerica, Cenra Aerica

& Nrern S Aericalwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Sabe

hoARy Fox Brai Daa Decien leas Cncern unnwn

INDIAN Fox Indian Sbcninen Daa Decien leas Cncern Decreasing

ISlAND FoxCairnia Canne Isands,

unied Saeslwer Ris/

Cnserain DependenCriica

EndangeredDecreasing

kI Fox Wesern Nr Aericalwer Ris/

Cnserain Dependenleas Cncern Decreasing

MANED WolF Cenra S Aerica lwer Ris/Near Treaened Near Treaened unnwn

PAlE Fox Nr Arica Daa Decien Daa Decien unnwn

PAMPAS Fox Ser n Cne, S Aer ica l wer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Increasing

RACCooN DoG Easern & Seas Asia lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Sabe

RED FoxNr Aerica, Nrern Arica

& Erasialwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Sabe

RED WolF Easern unied SaesCriica

Endangered

Criica

EndangeredIncreasing

RPPEllS Fox Nrern Arica & Midde Eas Daa Decien leas Cncern unnwn

SEChuRA Fox Per & Ecadr Daa Decien Near Treaened unnwn

ShoR-EAREDDoG

S Aerica Daa Decien Near Treaened Decreasing

SIDE-SRIPEDJACkAl

SbSaaran Arica lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern Sabe

SWIF FoxCenra unied Saes

& Canadalwer Ris/

Cnserain Dependenleas Cncern Sabe

IBEAN Fox ibean Paea & Nepa lwer Ris/leas Cncern leas Cncern unnwn1Iranian and Nrwes Arican ceea sbspecies are Criica Endangered2Recen e cded epard was diided in w species: e Indcinese cded epard nd

n ainand Seas Asia,and e Snda cded epard nd in Brne and Sara.3Sri lanan and Persian epard sbspecies are Endangered; Ar, Arabian,and Jaan sbspecies

are Criica Endangered.

4Irie epard ca sbspecies is Criica Endangered.5Asiaic in sbspecies is Endangered.6Cenra Aerican ncia sbspecies is Endangered.7Saran and S Cina iger s bspecies are Criica Endangered.8Cinese nain ca sbspecies is vnerabe. 9Te ding can as be cnsidered a sbspecies gra w.

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ifAW, the internAtionAl fund for AnimAl WelfAre

Foundedin1969,IFAW(theInternationalFundforAnimalWelfare)hasgrownintooneofthemosteectiveanimalwelfareorganizains speciaiing in saing anias in crisis arnd e wrd. Wi prjecs in re an r cnries, IFAW saes indiida anias,ppains anias, and abias. IFAW prides andsn assisance widie and desic anias in e wae disasers, andresces widie, sc as rpaned cded epard cbs, reabiiaes and rerns e e wid. IFAW as adcaes r e precin ania ppains r cre and depein, in paricar eepans, waes, seas, dgs and cas, igers, and in Geran weare aciiaing e nara rern wes. IFAWs sa re an 200 inc des scieniss, prgra speciaiss, piica capaigners,and edcars. We engage indiidas, ca cniies and gernens in pring ania weare and cnserain picies aadance e webeing b anias and pepe.

www.ifaw.org

pAntherA

Panera ensres e re wid cas rg scienic eadersip and gba cnserain acin. uiiing e nwedge and eperise e wrds eading ca epers, Panera deeps, ipeens, and ersees rangewide species cnserain sraegies r eworldslargest,mostimperiledcatstigers,lions,jaguarsandsnowleopards.InAsia,throughTigersForever,acollaborativeprogramwi e Widie Cnser ain Scie, Panera is precing cre ppains igers b addressing e reas, sc as iega pacing, b apiing enrceen and par ers ensre a igers ie n in e wid reer. Acrss Arica, Paneras in prgra,Prjec lenard, is argeing anin cnfic andscapes, wring wi ca cniies ide ni sins s a pepe and

ins can ie geer. Paneras Jagar Crridr Prgra is secring e wrds arges geneic and bigica crridr r jagarsacrss eir enire range, a e wa r Argenina Meic. And in se e s rgged errain n e pane, Paneras Snwlepard Prgra wrs cnsere snw epards rg nger niring and cnering daa in cnserain sins. Panera aciees sccess b wring rg parnersips wi ca and inernaina NGos, scienic insiins, and ca and nainagernen agencies.

www.panthera.org

the iucn cAnid SpeciAliSt group

Par e Inernaina unin r e Cnserain Nare (IuCN) Species Sria Cissin (SSC), e Canid SpeciaisGrp is e wrds cie bd scienic and pracica eperise n e sas and cnserain a ebers e w, dg, and famil.eCanidSpecialistGroupiscomposedof75experts,representingover30countries(andwithexpertiseinmanmore)includinged bigiss, acadeics, widie anagers, gernen cias, NGo sa, and ers r dierse b inerreaed eds. A grpebers are acie ined in canid cnserain and researc, and sere as nrar adisers, bringing wi e e eperience and enwedge gained in eir pressina careers.

www.canids.org

the iucn cAt SpeciAliSt group

Te IuCN/SSC Ca Speciais Grp brings geer re an 200 e wrds eading ca epers, incding scieniss, widiemanagersandconservationistsfrom50countrieswhoarededicatedtoadvancingtheunderstandingandconservationoftheworlds36wildlivingcatspecies.Itisoneofover120similarinternationalspecialistgroupsformingtheSpeciesSurvivalCommission(SSC) e Wrd Cnserain unin (IuCN). Te Speciais Grps perr species assessens r e IuCN Red lis TreaenedSpeciestm, and prdce species acin pans and pic gideines. Tese grps as pride inrain r e Wrd CnserainMniring Cenre, wic is sed b e unied Nains Enirnen Prgrae (uNEP) and adise gernens a are Par e Cnenin n Inernaina rade in Endangered Species Wid Fana and F ra (CIES). Te Ca Speciais Grp isacie in an is wn iniiaies as we, csing n e deepen s r e assessen e species sas, r e cpiain and disribin ineigence and r sppring e wr is ebers.

www.catsg.org

Wildlife conServAtion Society

Te Widie Cnserain Scie saes widie and wid paces wrdwide. We d s rg science, gba cnserain, edcainand e anageen e wrds arges sse rban widie pars, ed b e fagsip Brn z. geer ese aciiies cangeaides wards nare and ep pepe iagine widie and ans iing in arn. WCS is cied is issin becase iis essenia e inegri ie n Ear.

www.wcs.org

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the fading call of the wild

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