“Mystery feline” really isn’t a mystery but conservation of its habitat is important nonetheless. Two years ago a mysterious wild cat was spotted in Peru. The cat was photographed recently by Aldo ...

The research team had been investigating the relationships between the three cat species and found evidence that some of the cats may have been interbreeding. So they decided to take a closer look by ...

Camera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool to study wildlife. This week we’re meeting the pampas cat. This cat may look like a domestic cat, ...

Cats are known for being elusive and stealthy, but the southern tigrina takes those qualities to a new level. For decades, this South American feline has been hiding in plain sight, mistaken for a ...

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Many conservationists dedicated to protecting the endangered Andean cat have never seen one in the wild, with the species known to science by just a few photos until the late 1990s. And it took Juan ...

Some big cat species are so rare and elusive that many people never see them in the wild. They live in remote forests, high mountains, and difficult terrains, often leaving behind only tracks or ...