Wild Track, a short documentary on technology to monitor endangered species in the wild thru photos of their footprints, won 2 Emmys! Wild Track also has embarked on a project (#ConservationFIT) to develop algorithms for cheetah, jaguar, and snow leopards by partnering with zoos!
Stop wildlife trafficking! Laurie Marker's rescue efforts to save two cheetah cubs from traffickers in Somaliland were heroic but one cub has died. Cheetahs are facing an extinction crisis due to habitat loss and illegal trade in cubs in Somaliland.
@snowleopards @snowleopard_ncf Exciting! Considered additional non-invasive monitoring tool #ConservationFIT (Footprint Identification Technique)? Now developing algorithms for snow leopard, cheetah, & jaguar through collaboration with #AZA#SSP zoos. Ready soon for use in the wild. https://t.co/rjTMPtD6HC
Patricia Medici has been highlighted as a Conservation Superhero by Species360 as Chair of the IUCN Tapir Specialist Group and for leading research for the Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative.
Global Zoo Associations partner with IUCN Specialist Groups and governments to collaborate on conservation of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) - listed species. https://t.co/Xtc3DE5xT2
#WAZA joined with colleagues from @EAZAZoos @sdzglobal#IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group & the Government of Uganda to stage a side event, 'Zoos and Aquariums: Partnering of CITES-Listed Species' at the 30th #CITES Animals Committee Meeting that got underway this week in Geneva.
Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia engages local communities and conservationists around the world in their quest to save the cheetah from extinction! https://t.co/JO0CeJi2z2
Please like and share this video, made by Jed Winer, outlining who we are and what we're doing to make sure the Cheetah not only survives, but thrives! #WildlifeWednesday
https://t.co/ie7I3Bt6tt
Evidence that frog populations in Panama & US may have developed resistance to chytridiomycosis. Amphibian face significant threats with 42% of species declining in population. Let us hope that this marks a change in their fortunes! #ConservationOptimism
https://t.co/DBbWuvEiMe
I just uploaded 'Association of Zoos and Aquariums Institutional Records-Keeping Course - 1998 to 2017' to @academia! Read about the history and impact of IRK. https://t.co/qmBWnUatfo