In the heart of wild places, there’s a drama that unfolds silently—one of pride, rivalry, and inheritance. Big cats like ...

These phenotypic changes include butterflies that forget how to migrate after release to the wild, captive-bred big cats with weaker jaws because they are maintained on a diet of ground meat ...

To look closer, the team designed a series of experiments to gauge if non-domesticated captive big cats could recognize familiar voices. They played audio recordings of known and unknown humans to ...

The number of tigers living in captivity has risen in the United States in recent years, prompting Congress to pass the Big Cat Public Safety Act of 2022. In fact, experts estimate approximately ...

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Eureka Springs recently unveiled a new logo and updated mission statement geared toward ...

Captive tigers in the United States outnumber those living in the wild. The World Wildlife Federation estimates around 5,000 of the big cats reside in the U.S., mostly owned by private citizens.

Captive big cats have also killed at least 20 adults and mauled scores of others. Among the most dramatic incidents was an October 2011 incident in Zanesville, Ohio, ... Big cats are wild animals who ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In a historic step toward safeguarding captive big cats nationwide, the U.S. Senate passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act (BCPSA). Once signed into law, the ...

Washington, DC—President Joe Biden signed the Big Cat Public Safety Act today, officially ending the dangerous trade in pet big cats and ensuring that no more cubs are ripped from their mothers at ...

Estimates by experts suggest there may be as many as 7,000 of the big cats in the United States today, while only around 5,500 tigers survive in the wild in other countries.

An animal sanctuary in Shelton, Wash., is under quarantine after a bird flu outbreak killed 20 big cats at the facility over the past month. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington called the ...