Mariam Weston
In the lush landscapes of Mexico, where the whispers of the wild carry stories of majesty and survival, stands a hero whose dedication to conservation is as profound as the roots of the ancient trees. Mariam Weston, leading the Ocelot Working Group under the mentorship of Dr. Jim Sanderson, embodies the spirit of hope for the region's most elusive inhabitants: the Jaguar, Ocelot, Puma, Bobcat, Margay, and Jaguarundi.
Dr Cindy Hurtado
Dr. Hurtado's unwavering commitment to the conservation of endangered cats is evident in her tireless efforts to protect the Pampas Cat and the Andean Mountain Cat from the brink of extinction. Each day, she wakes up with a singular purpose: to ensure that these elusive and precious animals continue to thrive in their natural habitats.
Dr Flavia Tirelli
With unwavering determination, Dr. Tirelli pursued her PhD in Zoology, focusing on the ecology of the Geoffroy's Cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) and the Pampas Cat (L. munoai) in the Brazilian and Uruguayan Pampas.
InSitu 2023
Our conservation funding started back in the 1990s when we provided funding for small wildcats workshops in Costa Rica and Nevada. In 2005 we funded $8950 in projects. In 1997, at the urging of our President, Jamie Veronica Murdock, we began supporting the Snow Leopard Trust through their Irbis Enterprises, and were their second largest customer for handicrafts made by local people to protect snow leopards until we closed in 2020. We didn't track insitu donations formally until 2006 and from then until 2014 our donations, over and above those for SLT, were around $5,000 per year. In 2015 we were able to increase our conservation funding to $29,000. In 2016 we increased our wildcat conservation funding to $51,000. In 2017 we were able to increase it to $89,000. From 2018 - 2022 we were able to provide critical conservation funding to those protecting wildcats globally with $100,000 per year. In 2023, despite all of the challenges from COVID 19 and having been closed for tours since 2020 we were still able to increase ouf insitu funding to $131,000. Not counting donations prior to 2006 and not counting any of our support to the Snow Leopard Trust, we have donated $989,000. Would you help us cross over the $1,000,000 million dollar mark in 2024?
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Marbled Cat Conservation
Big Cat Rescue helps fund the conservation of Marbled Cats in West Siang.
