The spotted felines may come one step closer to extinction as critical U.N. funding earmarked to protect the cheetahs is expected to expire later this month Iran has already suffered the loss of the ...

A nocturnal, tree-dwelling carnivore with the face of a possum, the body of a cat, and a luxurious feather-duster tail, the Asiatic linsang is a wonderful example of the diversity of mammals hiding ...

The elusive Asiatic golden cat was recently spotted in Manas National Park, the first sighting since 2007, marking a huge win for conservation efforts. Despite over 40,000 camera trap days between ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A pair of Asiatic golden cats have been bred ...

The Afro-Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica) is the world’s most widely distributed small wildcat, but it’s also one of the least studied. The cat’s conservation status is listed as “of least concern” by ...

Six different colour morphs of the elusive Asiatic golden cat have been discovered in Northeast India – with the findings being hailed as “an evolutionary puzzle” – as the world’s greatest number of ...

Glimpsed in the wild, camera traps capture the last remaining Asiatic cheetahs. ICS/DoE/CACP/UNDP/Panthera The last few surviving Asiatic cheetahs live in Iran, where ...

The Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) is the world’s most endangered big cat, and the number counted in the wild rose to 27. Bagher Nezami, national director of the Conservation of the ...

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