InSitu 2022
Big Cat Rescue donates more than $100,000 each year to saving wild cats in their native lands. We dedicate most of our donations to small exotic cat projects as they get so little funding elsewhere.
Latest from Big Cat Rescue
Aries Bobcat
Once there was a bobcat named Aries (after the Greek god of War and COURAGE), a wild and fiercely independent creature that roamed the verdant expanses of Florida. Aries was a strong and healthy young adult bobcat, a deft hunter, and a master of his own territory. One terrible day, though, his free-roaming life took…
Marbled Cat Conservation
Big Cat Rescue helps fund the conservation of Marbled Cats in West Siang.
Ocelot Facts
Common Name: OcelotKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)Class: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: FelidaeGenus: Felinae (Leopardus)Species: pardalis Fun Facts: Ocelots use similar habitat and show similar abundance patterns to Jaguars and Pumas. Population densities seem to increase with rainfall and decrease with latitude, with the highest densities in tropical areas. In captivity, ocelots have lived more than 20 years, as compared to 7-10 years typically in the wild….
Black Footed Cat Facts
Black Footed Cat Common Name: Black Footed Cat Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrata) Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Felinae (Felis) Species: nigripes Life Span: Captive black footed cats have lived up to 13 years. Sub-Species: Some sources list a southern subspecies, Felis nigripes thomasi, but today many authorities question the validity of this subspecies. Size and Appearance: The black-footed cat is…
Jaguar Facts – Interesting Information About Jaguars
Jaguar: Panthera onca
Common Name: Jaguar
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Pantherinae Panthera
Species: onca
Caracal Facts
Common Name: CaracalKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)Class: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: FelidaeGenus: Felinae (Caracal)Species: caracal Misc: The name Caracal is derived from a Turkish word “karakulak” meaning “black ear.” The Caracal was once trained for bird hunting in Iran and India. They were put into arenas containing a flock of pigeons, and wagers were made as to how…
Cougar Facts
Cougar – Felis concolor Common Names: Cougar, Puma, Panther,Mountain Lion, Catamount Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)Class: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: FelidaeGenus: Felinae (Puma)Species: concolorSub-species: Eastern Texas to Florida – P.c.coryi –IUCN: Endangered, CITES:Appendix I Northeastern US and southeastern Canada Cougar – P.c. couguar – IUCN: Endangered, CITES: Appendix I Central American Cougar – P.c. costaricensis – CITES: Appendix…
Bay Cat Facts
Bornean Bay Cat Common Name: Bornean Bay CatKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)Class: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: FelidaeGenus: Felinae (Catopuma)Species: badia Misc.: No actual studies of this cat have ever been made in the wild, and it continues to be the mystery cat of the feline family. Virtually all information has been taken from museum specimens, except for in…
Lion Facts
Lion – Panthera leo This “King of Beasts” once roamed over most parts of the world including Africa, North America and Eurasia. Today, however, they are restricted to the savanna, open expanses, and grassy plains of Africa, and to a small area of western India. There are about 15,000 lions in the wild today. Just…
