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Tiger Numbers Could Be Doubled In South Asia
November 5, 2007 — Researchers declare that improvements in management of existing protected areas in South Asia could double the number of tigers currently existing in the region. Improvements in existing protected ... > full story -
Domestic Cat Genome Sequenced
October 31, 2007 — The domestic cat genome has now been sequenced. The genome was of a 4-year-old Abyssinian cat named Cinnamon, who has a well-documented lineage that can be traced back several generations to Sweden. ... > full story -
Living With Lions: How Livestock Owners Manage
October 24, 2007 — A research team have found that people living closer to the Waza National Park enjoy better access to pastures and water points, but bear the heaviest losses when it comes to lion predation. Although ... > full story -
New Population Of Iberian Lynx Raises Hope For Species' Survival
October 23, 2007 — Spanish authorities have announced they have discovered a previously unknown population of Iberian lynx, triggering hope for one of the world's most endangered cat species. At present, the exact ... > full story -
Critically Endangered Amur Leopard Captured
October 23, 2007 — A rare Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), one of only an estimated 30 left in the wild has been captured and health-checked by experts from a consortium of conservation organizations, before ... > full story -
Feline Virus, Antiviral Drug Studied To Understand Drug Resistance
October 10, 2007 — Researchers will spend the next two years testing their theories about just how an AIDS-like virus in cats is able to resist the powerful medicines that are thrown against it. It's one of the latest ... > full story -
Discovery Of Retinal Cell Type Ends 40-Year Search
October 9, 2007 — High-energy physicists and neuroscientists have discovered a type of retinal cell that may help monkeys, apes and humans see motion. The cell type has very similar properties to so-called Y retinal ... > full story -
Saber-Toothed Cat Was More Like A Pussycat Than A Tiger
October 1, 2007 — In public imagination, the sabre-toothed cat Smilodon ranks alongside Tyrannosaurus rex as the ultimate killing machine. Powerfully built, with upper canines like knives, Smilodon was a fearsome ... > full story -
Asthma Linked To Allergies, NIH Study
September 27, 2007 — Researchers have found that more than 50 percent of the current asthma cases in the country can be attributed to allergies, with approximately 30 percent of those cases attributed to cat allergy. ... > full story -
Ancient Egyptians Mummified Their Cats With Utmost Care
September 12, 2007 — Examination of Egyptian mummies has shown that animals such as cats and crocodiles were given a far more careful and expensive trip to the afterlife than previously thought. Mummification was crucial ... > full story
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