Dominique van Asperen's List: Big cat Database

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"The
Small Wild Cat
Conservation Foundation
is a federal tax exempt
not-for-profit
charity (ID 26-1368021) founded in 1996 to address the
conservation needs of small
wild cats worldwide.
SWCCF has
two parts:
Small Cat Conservation
Alliance
(SCCA)
that supports
current conservation efforts and
Small Wild Cat Conservation
Endowment Fund
with $300,000 in assets (February,
2011)."

"The Serengeti Cheetah Project was initiated in 1974-1977 by George and Lory
Frame, when virtually nothing was known about cheetahs in the wild, and
information on their conservation status was limited. Tim Caro then ran the
project during 1980-1990, and Sarah Durant took over its management from 1991."

"Das Luchsprojekt Bayern hat folgende
Ziele:





den tatsächlichen Luchsbestand möglichst genau erfassen und eventuelle
Populationstrends ermitteln,




die Menschen vor Ort sachlich und fachlich fundiert informieren,




die Akzeptanz und Toleranz gegenüber dieser Tierart auf der Grundlage von
Fakten fördern,




mit allen beteiligten Interessensgruppen ein akzeptiertes und langfristiges
Miteinander von Mensch und Luchs erreichen."

As recently as 1975, over 200,000 lions may have roamed the African continent. In 2002 estimates put the population between 23,000 and 39,000, representing an 80 – 90% decline in less than 30 years.

"De Wildt Cheetah & Wildlife Trust, North West Province"

"ALTA partners have raised more than two million US dollars for Amur leopard
conservation since 1996. Zoos have provided about 40% of these funds.
More
than 40 zoos worldwide have contributed to Amur leopard in situ conservation
(probably a world record for a single subspecies program). European zoos (EAZA)
have contributed
approximately $600,000 and North American zoos (AZA)
approximately $150,000 to
ALTA partners since
1996."