Extractions: Click on an image to view an enlarged version Out on a Limb The smaller painting of the Clouded Leopard, titled A Leopard to Gaze At (upper right), reinforces its endangered state. Other endangered species are also portrayed by the paintings of the Bengal Tiger, A Tiger to Touch (upper left), and the Cheetah, A Cheeta to Admire (lower Right). The African Leopard, A Leopard to Linger On (lower left), is not currently threatened, but is included as a symbol of strength, determination and hope for the survival of the other cats in the grouping. This collection was created from my own personal experiences and wildlife encounters and was painted with the greatest respect and admiration for these beautiful wild felines. Linda Rossin The Fading Patterns Collection - Acrylic on Composition Board
Great Cats: Lions National Zoo/ FONZ Panthera leo The world's most social felines, lions usually of about 300 lions, islisted as endangered. them horse tails, which exercise the (cats)' teeth and http://natzoo.si.edu/Animals/GreatCats/lionfacts.cfm
Extractions: The world's most social felines, lions usually get by with a little help from their pride mates. Physical Description: Lions have strong, compact bodies and powerful forelegs, teeth, and jaws for pulling down and killing prey. Their coats are yellow-gold, and adult males have long, dark, shaggy manes. Young lions have light spotting on their coats. Size: Male lions grow larger than females, reaching up to ten feet long (females reach up to nine feet long), plus a two- to three-foot-long tail. Male lions weigh from 330 to 530 pounds; females weigh 270 to 300 pounds. Lions stand between three and a half and four feet tall at the shoulder. Geographic Distribution: Except for a small population that hangs on in the dry Gir Forest of northwest India, lions now live only in Africa. They are found from the Sahara's southern fringe to northern South Africa, but are absent from equatorial areas dominated by moist tropical forest. (Looking in an atlas is a great way to see maps of these areas.)
Ocelot Fact Sheet Vaughan, C. Costa Ricas endangered felines. DD Status and Distribution of theendangered Ocelot and In (cats) PF THE WORLD BIOLOGY, CONSERVATION AND http://www.felidtag.org/pages/Educational/FactSheets/ocelot.htm
Extractions: Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis Legal Status They are listed by CITES as Appendix I. IUCN lists the ocelot as Least Concern. Ocelots are protected by national legislation over most of their range. Only Peru still allows hunting, and only Ecuador, El Salvador and Guyana offer no protection. Description : The ocelot is the best-known small cat of the Americas, largely because of the beauty of its coat. Its pelage is short and close (less plush than the similarly patterned but smaller margay) and marked with both rosettes and spots that tend to run in parallel chains along the sides of the body. Range : Ocelots are found in every country south of the United States except Chile; its presence was only recently confirmed in western Uruguay. At the northern end of its range, only two significant ocelot populations are believed to persist in the southeastern corner of Texas. Ocelots have been extirpated from Arkansas, Louisiana, eastern Texas and Arizona, although individuals may still occasionally cross into Arizona from Mexico. Habitat : Ocelots occupy a wide spectrum of habitats, including mangrove forests and coastal marshes, savannah grasslands and pastures, thorn scrub and tropical forests of all types (primary, secondary, evergreen, seasonal and montane).
131.104.232.9/animalnet/2000/4-2000/an-04-25-00-02.txt saying that the minister has made endangered species an (cats) KILLED TOO QUICKLYAT SPCA, OWNER SAYS April This story explained that the two felines owned by http://131.104.232.9/animalnet/2000/4-2000/an-04-25-00-02.txt
Jaguarundi occurred much later than the other Latin American felines. The Convention on Tradein endangered Species (CITES II (Conservation and Legal Status of Wild (cats). http://www.catsurvivaltrust.org/jagundi.htm
Extractions: Felis (Herpailurus) yaguaroundi Lacépède Contents Description Distribution Diet Behaviour ... Further Reading English: Otter cat French: jaguarondi German: Wieselkatze, Eyra Spanish: gato eyra, gato moro The jaguarundi has been called the weasel cat, because it does not look like a typical cat. In parts of Mexico they are known as otter cats. They appear to be rather like a mustelid, with short legs, a slender elongate body, and a very long tail. The head is small and flattened, and the nasal region looks particularly compressed. Slightly larger than a domestic cat, the jaguarundi has an identical jaw size to that of the margay. The anterior upper premolar is present in both species. A jaguarundis pupils are round, as are those of the Panthera or big cats. Uniformly coloured, the jaguarundi is the only cat which does not have contrasting colour on the backs of the ears. There are two colour phases which were once thought to be separate species: a foxy reddish/chestnut phase, the Eyra; and the so-called normal or Grey phase, which is blackish/browny-grey. The jaguarundi is not closely related to the other small South American cats, which have 36 chromosomes. It has 38, and is believed to have entered North America across the Bering Strait with the ancestor of the puma. This occurred much later than the other Latin American felines. The cats originated in the Old World and entered the Americas via the land bridges.
Conflicts In The Desert felines were originally absent from New Zealand and the As ferocious hunters, catswill kill rare and attempt to save New Zealand¹s endangered and threatened http://www.saint-thomas.net/html/catalogue/indevelopment/one/killthecats.htm
Extractions: The cats of the Lamu archipelago, Kenya, have an important social and ecological role. They live in a balanced relationship with villagers and local wildlife. In New Zealand, however, the same cats threaten the country's unique biodiversity. Felines were originally absent from New Zealand and the Australian continent.
General Internet Sites About Animals Guide to the Felidae, information about felines from house topics as plants poisonousto (cats), rescue groups endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service; Fish http://www.howardcollege.edu/library/animal.htm
Extractions: General Sites About Animals on the Internet African Wildlife Foundation , web site of this organization trying to preserve Africa's natural beauty for future generations. American International Museum of Rattlesnakes , in Albuquerque, NM, has information on rattlesnakes and other animals. American Museum of Natural History New York, one of the world's preeminent scientific and educational institutions. Animal Planet , References on cats and dogs, animal and pet news and features, animal cams, and more. Click on Yelpline for expert advice on dealing with animal behavior problems. Animals-Vertebrates , Hotlist of animal species, with background information and facts, images, and teachers' resources Antlion Pit , comprehensive information on antlions or 'doodlebugs' including videos. Bat Conservation International , searchable database of more than 6,000 references to bats, Bear Den For bears everywhere, and for those people who are on their side Big Cats Online , information on the leopard, lion, tiger Biodiversity and Biological Collections WWW Server , searchable site with information for systematists and other biologists Bird Monitoring Page , Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, bird population studies Birding on the Web , comprehensive site with information on birds of North America, and other global areas Breeds of Livestock , Department of Animal Science at Oklahoma State University, educational and information resource on breeds of livestock throughout the world Cats' A to Z - A Field Guide to the Felidae , information about felines from house cats to lions arranged by era, distribution, habitat, and status.
Animals endangered animals are those species that are in danger of going Jaguars are wildcats that live in rain forests These solitary felines often have dens in caves http://www.col-ed.org/echo2002/Indiginous Webguide/endangered1.html
Extractions: What is their relationship with endangered species? Similar to indigenous people all over the world, Paraguay's first inhabitants relied on their natural surroundings for survival and inspiration. The lush subtropical eastern region offered an abundance of plant and animal life. Tools and weapons were made from bone, wood and thorns. Fish and game sustained them along with maize and mandioca which could be planted. Ancient sounds of the forest are still preserved in their language, which contains many onomatopoetic words. Religious beliefs incorporate their reverence for nature. They are said to have given names to 1,100 species of plants which were used medicinally. Art work also reflects the importance of the natural world to the indigenous as evidenced in materials used to create and design elements of the products. Many of the plants and animals that were once prolific are now listed as endangered. This page contains a list of links for learning more about endangered species. Description
Extractions: "I hope that the information here is of some stimulation to any of you who have ever cuddled a new pet kitten or simply admired one of nature's minor miracles. The little guy who shares your home is a tiny step away, genetically speaking, from the wide array of the 36 species of wild cat, big and small. According to Dr. Jim Sanderson, most people are only aware of the existence of roughly one third of the 37 remaining species of cats on this planet. While millions of dollars in the United States are finally being set aside and spent on much needed conservation and studies of the better known "Big Cats", such as the highly endangered Tiger, what about the lesser known, but equally important medium and small wild cats Dr. Sanderson estimates that currently "less that US $50,000 is spent on small cat research all over the world." This appalling and tragic fact has caught the attention, the spirit and the passion of famous musician and devoted cat lover, Ian Anderson.
Extractions: Millions of dogs and cats are killed annually for their fur. Investigators found stores of 50,000 to 100,000 pelts at factories in Asia. Usually 10 to 12 adult dogs are killed to manufacture each coat; even more if puppy fur is used. One cat fur coat requires the killing of up to 24 felines. Fur-covered figurines may contain the pieces of pelts of several animals, or may just be the pelt of one unlucky victim. The slaughter of these animals is violent and pitiless. Cats are strangled inside their cages as other cats look on. Dogs are noosed about the neck with metal wires, then slashed across the groin. The wire noose cuts into their throats as they struggle in pain before finally losing consciousness. In Harbin, China, HSUS investigators documented a German shepherd still blinking and conscious as he was being skinned. At a dog farm several hours north of Harbin investigators documented dead dogs hanging from hooks as others, still alive, awaited their fate inside the same cold room. The Products Labeling This slaughter is so unconscionable that the industry has tried to obscure the truth with misleading labels. With rare exceptions, dog and cat products are not labeled as such. Dog-fur products have been sold as gae-wolf, goupee, Asian wolf, China wolf, Mongolia dog fur, Sobaki, Pommern wolf, dogue de Chine, and loup d'Asie. Cat fur has sold as rabbit, maopee, goyangi, katzenfelle, natuerliches mittel, chat de Chine, and gatto cinesi. In fact, fur manufacturers in China told HSUS investigators they would sew any label onto dog and cat garments to make them more marketable.
The Ethics Of Owning A Pet Serval I first found out about these (cats), I had Servals (along with other small wild felineskept as pets that while not currently listed as endangered, are certainly http://www.geocities.com/servalsite/ethics.html
Extractions: Home Basic Facts Ethical Issues Serval Care ... E-Mail Me There is a fierce and very emotional debate over whether or not people should own servals (and other wild animals) as pets. Rather than arguing sides, I would like to quote a paragraph written by Julie Weiss Murad for the Companion Parrot Quarterly. It refers to birds, but can just as easily apply to servals: "Whether or not each one of us believes that parrots should not be sold in pet stores, or that the breeding of parrots to produce babies for the pet trade should stop is really a moot point - ours is a democratic nation and people are generally free to persue their legal business or hobby of choice. Again, education and support are two essential keys that provide a solution to the problem...." The reality is that people do own and will continue to own servals as pets, often very successfully. By providing the right information available to guide them and help them with problems, we can help make sure those are happy, well cared for, and wanted servals! I am here to do my small part. Deborah-Ann Milette of the Telling Felids Exotic Educational Facility lives with three servals and a caracal. She does not refer to them as her pets, she considers them "ambassadors from the wild." That is the best summation I've found of a proper attitude towards a tame wild feline. When properly raised and cared for, these wonderful cats erase our misconceptions and our fears, and show us how very worthy of our protection they and their wild cousins are.
Untitled Document residents would own their (cats), all felines would be not sustainable is in areas whereendangered wildlife may have shown that bird predication by (cats) is less http://www.feralcatalliance.org/resp.htm
Extractions: Trapping and Removal Controlling Impact The problem of feral cat overpopulation cannot be controlled through ignoring the problem. In a perfect world, residents would own their cats, all felines would be sterilized, and no animal would ever be abandoned. Yet, not living in a perfect world, efficient and effective solutions must be drafted that minimizes the impact of feral cats. TTVAR-M: By Any Other Name Benefits of Maintaining Sterilized Colonies As already mentioned, a TTVAR-M program realizes several benefits: Impact of Disallowing Sterilized Colonies In the control of domestic pets, the solution does not rest in ignoring the problem. By disallowing a sterilization and colony maintenance program, colonies grow unchecked. In removing sterilized cat colonies, a territory is reopened allowing other cats to repopulate the area. What Works Should Be What Is Working There are those who oppose feral cat colony control through sterilization and maintenance. Many reasons are proffered; some based in intelligent thought. Yet, no other program has been as effective. Feral Cat Colony maintenance is intensive in labor and cost. If other programs were available, that would have the same if not better results, pet population control organizations would be delighted. In a time of limited resources, there should be great reluctance in declining to implement a working program, in the interest of doing nothing. Control of feral cat colony growth through maintained colonies may be an imperfect solution in an imperfect world, but it works.
"MANAGED" CAT COLONIES IN CALIFORNIA For more information, see It's (cats) vs. Terns, with Navy in Middle Feral felinesimperil endangered birds and Alameda National Wildlife Refuge. http://www.abcbirds.org/cats/states/california_managed.htm
Extractions: "MANAGED" CAT COLONIES IN CALIFORNIA State Cat Predation Intro California Florida Hawaii Feral Kittens. Photo: Marge Gibson S ome cat advocates strongly oppose humane trap and removal of stray and feral cats if the cats will be euthanized. Instead, they favor trap/neuter/release (TNR) or "managed" cat colonies. TNR varies, but in general, volunteers live-trap the cats and take them to a veterinarian to be spayed or neutered and vaccinated for rabies. The tip of one ear is usually clipped to easily identify a cat that has been altered (spayed or neutered). The volunteers then release the cats, usually at the trap site, and continue to feed them for as long as they stay in the colony. This could be a day, a month, or years. TNR is highly controversial and strongly opposed by many conservationists, wildlife biologists, veterinarians, and animal welfare groups (see "Managed" Cat Colonies: The Wrong Solution to a Tragic Problem , and Myths and Facts About "Managed" Cat Colonies ). It is often difficult to trap all of the cats, the cat food attracts more cats, and the colonies become dumping grounds for unwanted pets. The cat food also attracts other predators, such as raccoon, skunk and rats, that can spread disease and create a public health threat. Colony cats are not protected from: cars; fights with other cats, dogs, coyotes or other animals; poisons; diseases and parasites; or exposure to natural disasters or extreme weather (see
Ruffed Grouse Society - News - Cats Affecting Grouse Numbers flying squirrel on the list of endangered species in Ontario He said the 20 felineswere either abandoned or that rural freeranging domestic (cats) in Wisconsin http://www.rgs.ca/articles/cats.htm
Extractions: We have all seen it. Fluffy the mighty huntress (also known as the common cat) heads off to the woods on another expedition. A few hours later she is back and all that is left of the fruits of her foray is a tail or perhaps a few feathers. Who has taken time beyond this to consider the impact of Fluffy's one trek to the woods, or the impact on the wildlife environment of all the Fluffys in the barn heading off on a huntÖ or all the Fluffys in all the barnsÖ or even the wild Fluffys who donít have a barn to live in. If they are out there hunting birds and mice and chipmunks and flying squirrels, what is it that isnít hunting them anymore and what impact is that having on the balance of nature in our own little piece of the world? A woodlot conference in Lindsay recently found out that the Fluffys of the world are having a major impact on that delicate natural balance, that species are becoming endangered or at the least moving out of native habitats and leaving the door wide open for any manner of problem to develop in the woodlot environment. Biologist Mark Stabb told more than 200 people at the Lindsay conference that feral cats are becoming a "huge conservation problem".
Ferals Management Newbie Tutorial Feral (cats) Weeds or Victims? Texas Aggie Ferals are threatened as wildlife expertsrecommend killing them as a superior alternative to the successful spay http://catlovers.about.com/cs/feralcatmgmt/
JBC Questions Page 7. In general, wild felines should. the same spectrum of feline diseases as domesticcats using only a), One of the medium sized, nonendangered species like a http://home.twcny.rr.com/mainelyfelids/testq.htm
Extractions: Click on the answer you think is correct. 1. Private ownership of wild felines is: a) A good way to make a lot of money by breeding and selling cubs. b) A privledge that carries with it an obligation to ensure that the health and safety of the public, the animal, and the animal's specie. are not significantly threatened and whenever practical enhanced. c) As safe, easy, and inexpensive as owning a domestic cat or dog. d) Your legal right as a citizen of the United States. 2. The number and type of permits you may be required to have to own a wild feline is determined by: a) local, state, and federal regualtions b) feleral regulation only. c) state regualtions only d) local regualtions only 3. A properly trained and conditioned captive wild feline a) Is as safe to handle as a normal domestic animal such as a dog or horse. b) Is unlikely to ever cause serious injury. c) Can inflect serious injury, or in rare cases death, if you get careless or make a mistake. d) Can be trusted not to hurt children or any pets that you may have. 4. A useful thumb rule for determining what size cage to build for a wild feline is
Jadzia Cattery examination on Basic Husbandry of Exotic felines conducted by The LIOC EndangeredSpecies Conservation These are exotic (zoo) (cats) weighing around 3040 http://members.aol.com/mdserval/cattery.html
Extractions: About Jadzia Cattery and Emony's Exotic Cats Sole Proprietor of Jadzia Cattery, and President of Emony's Exotic Cats : David B. Busch, Ph.D., M.D. (employed in Washington D.C. as a Radiation Pathologist). He recently completed a one day course and passed an examination on "Basic Husbandry of Exotic Felines" conducted by The LIOC Endangered Species Conservation Federation, Inc. He has lived with Norwegian forest cats (currently 11) since April, 1998 and with lynxes (currently two) since June, 1999. Our two cat organizations: The Norwegian forest cats are handled under Jadzia Cattery, which is a sole proprietorship for breeding and sale of Norwegian forest cats. Emony's Exotic Cats handles the Canadian lynxes, which formerly were with Jadzia Cattery. Emony's Exotic Cats is in the process of being set up as a 501(3)c nonprofit private organization devoted to exhibiting exotic cats to the public. So far this educational work has included two exchibitings of Tobin in local school parking areas; and initial setup of a "Lynxcam" to show the lynxes live in time lapse and eventually video stream.
Southern Florida Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre as other information about the (cats) contained in panthers are listed as an endangeredspecies (only pronouncements, Neugebohrn and Addington's felines were not http://www.bigcats.org/sfwrc/floridapanther.html
Extractions: Since 1982 Dirk Neugebohrn and his wife Barbara Addington have collected and cared for cats. Very big cats. Now they own 23 cougars, 2 male lions, and a spotted African serval virtually all of which have come from Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission officers who have confiscated them from unlicensed owners, mostly in South Florida. Many have been declawed, but they all still have their teeth. In addition to the cats, Neugebohrn and Addington care for two monkeys and a dozen tropical birds. They call their menagerie the Southern Florida Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, a nonprofit enterprise that relies on private donations for its survival. Neugebohrn and Addington have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past eight years building and expanding their facility (which is open to visitors on weekends) and nursing the sick and injured creatures they care for. In the process, they've also run afoul of local zoning ordinances, offended some of their neighbors, and evidently misled Dade County officials. Last month county commissioners responded by refusing to allow them to continue operating a wildlife center in a residential zone, ordering Neugebohrn and Addington to relocate it within a year. But nothing seems to discourage the couple. Already they've gathered financial and moral support from friends and colleagues throughout Dade County, and this week they meet with their lawyer to plan a court challenge to the commission's ruling. "I save animals from humans, that's what I do," Neugebohrn says. "It's what I've always done. In front of a real judge, it will go through."
