The Amur Leopard’s success shows that our own in-situ approach will work!

What do these three cats have in common? They are all amazingly majestic creatures and deserve our respect and compassion ❤️

Did you know that Amur leopards, once on the brink of extinction, are now making a remarkable comeback? Through concerted in-situ conservation efforts and dedicated preservation initiatives, the population of these beautiful felines is steadily growing. We have seen a noticeable increase in the number of Amur leopards in the wild. Additionally, international collaboration and public awareness campaigns have played a significant role in ensuring the survival of this critically endangered species.

The Amur Leopard is making a comeback with good, honest, hardworking conservation efforts that treat this species with respect! The Amur Leopard is beginning to thrive in the wild - without being forced into a cage and bred. In-situ conservation efforts have played a huge role in this big cat’s comeback.

With each passing year, the Amur leopard's roar echoes louder, a testament to the power of conservation and our commitment to protecting these magnificent creatures for future generations!

This is our hope for The Scottish Wildcat as well!

Our conservation efforts are very much aligned with the efforts to save the Amur Leopard and we too have been seeing great success (as you know from our recent discovery of our beautiful new Wildcat family in the wild! 😍).

One of the biggest threats to The Scottish Wildcat is hybridization - which is basically cross breeding with domestic and feral cats that causes a breakdown in their genetic purity.

Other Scottish Wildcat conservationist groups approach this threat with an approach that is inhumane and barbaric. They are actually murdering innocent domestic and feral cats in order to reduce their population and keep them from cross breeding with pure bred Scottish Wildcats. 🙀😿

Our efforts are VASTLY different! ❤️ We believe in a trap, neuter and release method... allowing us to control the population and likelihood of hybridization (cross breeding) while still showing respect and compassion for ALL of the feline population. 👏😻 We do NOT believe that Scottish Wildcats should be caged to ensure their survival and we know this to be true because our in-situ conservation efforts ARE WORKING!

Some believe that The Scottish Wildcat is functionally extinct but it is NOT. The number of Amur Leopards in the wild were once MUCH lower than the number of Scottish Wildcats and yet the Amur Leopard was never considered functionally extinct - instead, critically endangered.  It is estimated that there are currently over 200 Amur Leopards up from less that 50 in the world. There are currently around 115 Scottish Wildcats in the wild and those numbers are growing. The more we look in new areas the more we find and we have recently shown you undeniable proof that they are successfully breeding in the wild. The kittens we showed you are not only adorable, but thriving in the wild, where they belong.

IN SUMMARY - The Scottish Wildcat is NOT functionally extinct! Both of these majestic cats need our help but we know that our in-situ conservation efforts are working. The Amur Leopard is a tremendous example of how we can increase the population of the rarest cats in the world THE RIGHT WAY. 🔥

All cats deserve to live the lives that they were destined to live - IN THE WILD- and we are beyond honored to be a part of this mission! ❤️