Pantheral e a d e r s i n w i l d c at c o n s e r vat i o n

CloCkwise from left: Clouded leopard, lion Guard-ians in kenya, field teams in sumatra.

© N. Garbutt (cover); C. sperka, P. Briggs, s.winter/Panthera, N. midlane (opposite)

we save cats by mobilizing political support, leveraging resources, and demanding measurable results.

since Panthera’s inception in 2006, we have:

• Conducted over 155 wild cat conservation projects

• Carried out projects in 59 countries (out of 195 countries)

• Built partnerships with 11 organizations to leverage critical resources

• Provided scholarships to 58 students (ms and PhD) cultivating the next generation of cat experts and conservation leaders around the world

Panthera’s mission is to ensure the future of wild cats through scientific leadership and global conservation action.

Panthera is the answer to saving wild cats. as the largest wild cat conservation organization in

the world, we are the only grouP that maintains constant vigilance and razor sharP focus on

eliminating the most critical threats to all wild felids.

2: mission

from left: two wild tigers; a snow leopard stares into a camera trap in the Himalayas.

oPPosite: The worlds largest wetland and home to one of the largest jaguar populations, the Brazilian Pantanal.

© A. rouse, NCf/slt, s.winter/Panthera (opposite)

« While Panthera leads, all doors are open for others to join, and help save cats. »

• Panthera’s Jaguar Corridor initiative, from mexico to Argentina, is the largest model of carnivore conservation in the world.

• our living with lions Program is poised to have the greatest impact on lion conservation in modern times.

• tigers forever is a focused effort on mitigating the most critical threats in key tiger landscapes, while measuring and monitoring outcomes of success. This “business plan for tigers” is the single most effective conservation protocol for saving the tigers in the world.

• our range-wide snow leopard initiative is unraveling the scientific mysteries of this little known big cat by collecting the largest and most important data set ever obtained on this species.

Our programs represent the gold standard in cat conservation.

Panthera is the first organization in the world to imPlement range-wide conservation initiatives

for tigers, lions, jaguars, and snow leoPards. we have taken on the role of “venture catalyst”

with Programs that are nothing less than ground breaking.

3: the gold standard

toP: luke Hunter, tom kaplan and Guy Balme with a radio collared jaguar in the Pantanal, Brazil.

toP riGHt: rafael Hoogesteijn, Alan rabinowitz and fernando tortato look at jaguar footprints in Brazil.

riGHt: Joe smith (left) works with field staff on tigers forever in sumatra, indonesia.

oPPosite: Hukaung Valley tiger reserve

© s.winter/Panthera (3); s. winter/National Geographic (opposite)

board of directors:

Thomas s. kaplan, PhD, Chairman

Alan rabinowitz, PhD, CEO

J. michael Cline

william Natbony

matt Bostock

merritt Paulson

David Hirschfield

Claudia mcmurray

Panthera’s leadershiP:

Alan rabinowitz, PhD, CEO

luke Hunter, PhD, President

George schaller, PhD, VP

Andrea Heydlauff, msc, VP

sPecies directorshiP:

Howard Quigley, PhD, eD, Jaguar Program

tom mcCarthy, PhD, eD, Snow Leopard Program

Guy Balme PhD, Director, Lion Program

Joe smith PhD, Director, Tiger Program

Hugh robinson PhD, Director, Landscape Analysis Lab

Panthera is made up of a world class team to save big cats and their habitats:

4: leadershiP

CloCkwise from toP: luke Hunter, fernando tortato, Alan rabinowitz and Howard Quigley with a radio collared, anesthetized jaguar, Brazil; George schaller looking for snow leopards; tom mcCarthy training local conservationists.

oPPosite: snow leopard.

© s.winter/Panthera, k. schaller, s. winter/National Geographic (bottom right and opposite)

members of the cat advisory council: (Please see Appendix B for full bios)

Christine Breitenmoser, PhD: Co-Chair of the IUCN Cat Specialist GroupUrs Breitenmoser, PhD: Co-Chair of the IUCN Cat Specialist GroupPeter Crawshaw, PhD: Founder and Lead Carnivore Scientist of the National Predator Center, Brazillaurence frank, PhD: Founder of Living with Lions; Research Associate at the University of Berkeleyrafael Hoogesteijn, PhD, DVm: Panthera’s Jaguar-Cattle Conflict Coordinatormaurice Hornocker, PhD: Director of the Selway Institute; Founder of the Hornocker Wildlife Institute Ullas karanth, PhD: Director of WCS India ProgramDavid macdonald, PhD: Director of the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at Oxford Universitylaurie marker, PhD: Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund

tom mcCarthy, PhD: ED of Panthera’s Snow Leopard ProgramGus mills, PhD: Research Fellow with the Tony and Lisette Lewis FoundationDale miquelle, PhD: Director of the WCS Russia ProgramCraig Packer, PhD: Head of the Serengeti Lion Project; Pro-fessor at the University of MinnesotaHoward Quigley, PhD: ED of Panthera’s Jaguar and Cougar ProgramJohn seidensticker, PhD: Scientist and Head Conservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian’s National Zoological Parkmel sunquist, PhD: Program Director of the Ordway-Swisher Biological Station at the University of Florida, Gainesville

the cat advisory council

5: the cat advisory council

The Cat Advisory Council is chaired by Dr. George schaller, and co-chaired by Dr. Alan rabinowitz and Dr. luke Hunter. it consists of the most prominent felid experts on the planet who together:

• harness decades of knowledge and expertise,• function as an expert body to evaluate projects and proposals and, • assess the most urgent priorities and effective actions for cat conservation across the globe.

CloCkwise from toP left:

Jane Alexander, Conservation Council; David macDonald, Cat Advisory Council; Glenn Close, Conservation Council; Dale miquelle, Cat Advisory Council

riGHt: Jaguar in the Brazilian Pantanal

© s. winter/Panthera (opposite)

the conservation council

6: the conservation council

Panthera’s conservation council was co-founded by actress glenn close and

claudia mcmurray, former us assistant secretary of state for oceans, environment and science.

this exPert advisory board comPliments the scientific and technical exPertise of the cat advisory

council by finding innovative, non-traditional solutions to saving cats.

members of the conservation council:

Jane Alexander Distinguished stage and screen actress who has performed in more than 100 plays and 55 films

Matt Bostock Co-founder of lake 5 media; serves as the Ceo

Glenn Close emmy, Golden Globe, and tony Award-winning actress and oscar-nominee

Ali Erfan Ceo of tigris financial Group (Uk)

Paul Klotman, MD President and Ceo of Baylor College of medicine. for-merly, he served as Chairman of the samuel Bronfman Department of medicine at mt. sinai medical Center

Claudia McMurray President and Ceo of mainstream Green solutions llC; prior Assistant secretary of state for oceans, environment and science

John Mitchell, PhD research fellow at The New York Botanical Garden; Chair and executive secretary of the Beneficia foundation

Jonathon Powell managing Director and senior Adviser at morgan stanley, london; served as Chief of staff to former Prime minister tony Blair

Nicolle Wallace served as senior Advisor and spokesman for the mcCain-Palin campaign; worked as a political analyst at CBs News; served President George Bush as an Assistant to the Presi-dent and Director of Communications to the white House

tiger in tree © N. Garbutt; Anti-poaching patrol © s. winter/National Geographic

« Our metric of success is simple: more healthly wild cat populations co-existing in a dynamic human landscape »

Panthera’s impact is global.Our models and our accomplishments are unparalleled.

Panthera’s Conservation Footprint

Panthera’s conservation footPrint sPans

one-third of the earth’s terrestrial surface,

with over 90 Projects covering more than

50 countries in three continents.

7: Panthera’s footPrint

tiger © N. Garbutt; snow leopard © s. winter/National Geographic; kaplan scholar leela Hazzah trains lion Guardians © A. Howard; Aerial of the Pantanal, Brazil © s. winter/Panthera (opposite)

What People Are Saying

8: what PeoPle are saying

“ Save the Tiger Fund has partnered with Panthera because we recognize the urgency of the current state of tigers in the wild and because Panthera knows how to save tigers.”

–Jeff Trandahl, Executive Director and CEO of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

“Panthera is unique in its approach of utilizing the most rigorous science to affect measurable success in big cat conservation. We at the American Museum of Natural History are proud to partner with them in these efforts.”

–Dr. George Amato, Director, Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics American Museum of Natural

“Panthera represents the most comprehensive effort of its kind in wild cat conservation. The big cats of the world need our help, and a scientific collaboration between the Big Cats Initiative and Panthera is a significant step forward in our efforts to save endangered cat species around the world.”

–Terry Garcia, Executive Vice President, Mission Programs, National Geographic

“Dr. Rabinowitz’s commitment to conservation is unparalleled. It’s that single minded pursuit that has led to saving so many cats and so much of their habitats, earning our re-spect and this lifetime achievement award.”

–Vyv Simpson, Executive Producer and creative director of the natural

history unit, africa

“Panthera’s Jaguar Corridor Initiative ranks with the world’s most ambitious conservation programs.”

–National Geographic

oPPosite: Panthera with CBs 60 minutes correspondent Bob simon in Brazil.

1,000’s of Print articles

New York times

wall street Journal

washington Post

forbes

Bloomberg

Associated Press

reuters

Business Day

financial times

BBC

The telegraph

The mail & Guardian

UsA today

lA times

Vogue

science

Nature

smithsonian

National Geographic magazine

toP-tier broadcasts

ABC

Animal Planet

BBC ‘lost land of the tiger’

CBs 60 minutes Australia

CBs 60 minutes Us

Colbert report

CNN: world report; sanjay Gupta

Discovery

fox Business News

msNBC

National Geographic ‘Jaguars’ and ‘Cougars’

Panthera in the Spotlight

9: Panthera in the sPotlight

Panthera’s ceo, dr. alan rabinowitz has been dubbed ‘conservation’s indiana jones’ by time maga-

zine. Panthera has been featured in:

running tiger © A. rouse; mother and cub © s. winter/National Geographic; tiger in india © A. rouse (opposite)

« By 2016, Panthera’s Tigers Forever Program will be implemented in at least 50% of the worlds 42 remaining tiger source sites. »

• tigers forever is a science-based, metrics-driven business plan for saving tigers.

• we measure and monitor conservation outcomes so funds and activities are focused only on the most effective actions to increase tiger numbers.

• we are committed to increasing tiger numbers at key sites by at least 50% over a decade.

• today, tigers forever is at 17 sites in 7 tiger range countries.

• By 2016, tigers forever will be implemented in at least 50% of the worlds 42 remaining tiger source sites.

• Panthera is developing an arsenal of field tools for more effective law enforcement and for more rigorous monitoring of tigers and their prey.

• in 2012, Panthera produced over 4,000 camera trap units to monitor tigers and other big cats.

• tigers forever is the solution for saving tigers for the future.

Panthera’s Tiger’s Forever Program is the most strategic plan for saving tigers in the wild.

10: tigers forever

lion cub swatting a camera trap © P. Briggs; male lion © l. Hunter / Panthera; lion Guardian holds the paw of a lion © P. Briggs (opposite)

« Panthera’s strategy is the only long-term solution to keeping lions alive in the wild. »

• This is the first conservation plan for lions across their entire African range.

• Project leonardo is focused on mitigating the rampant and escalating conflict between lions and people.

• we evaluate the most critical landscapes and target the worst conflict hotspots to stem the species’ catastrophic range collapse.

• Panthera works in key lion sites that have been overlooked due to remoteness, unrest and war.

• our surveys documented the last remaining lions in west Africa, and identified lion corridors between national parks in tanzania with 20-25% of Africa’s remaining lions.

• we are building successful teams of lion warriors from local communities, who are employed to prevent lion con-flicts, across priority lion range states.

• Project leonardo is leading the effort of a pan-Africa policy on sustainable hunting that ensures the best possible outcome for Africa’s lions.

• Panthera’s strategy is the only long-term solution to keeping lions alive range-wide.

Project leonardo is the grand vision needed to conserve Africa’s remaining lions.

11: Project leonardo

Jaguar lying on the banks of a river in the Pantanal, Brazil; Camera trap captured a jaguar moving through a cattle ranch, Brazil; Aerial of the Pantanal (opposite) © steve winter/Panthera (3)

« with genetic continuity as the greatest hedge against extinction, panthera is work-ing to guarantee the survival of this species throughout its current range, forever. »

• Panthera works in 13 of the 18 jaguar range states, with the goal of being in all 18 in five years.

• The range-wide genetic corridor of the jaguar was revealed in 1999 after research indicated no clear racial differentiation of the jaguar from mexico to Argentina – it was one species.

• our goal to preserve the jaguar’s genetic continuity is unprecedented in the history of wildlife conservation.

• Genetic continuity is the greatest hedge against extinction and the JCi guarantees the jaguars survival across its range, forever.

• Panthera has mapped the potential genetic corridors for the jaguar from mexico to Argentina. we are now ground-truthing the highest priority corridors and signing agreements with governments to protect corridors through land-use zoning laws.

• within the Corridor, Panthera is focused on mitigating human-jaguar conflict with ranchers – one of the greatest threats to the jaguars survival.

• Panthera has signed agreements with ministers and heads of state in Colombia, Belize, and Honduras; Panama, Guatemala, mexico, Guyana and suriname are pending.

• The JCi has become the model for large carnivore conservation across the globe.

Panthera’s Jaguar Corridor Initiative (JCI) is the most comprehensive, transformative, and large scale conservation strategy ever implemented for a wide-ranging carnivore species.

12: the jaguar corridor initiative

CloCkwise from toP left: A community uses a predator-proof corral; a snow leopard captured by a camera trap; tom mcCarthy collects snow leopard scat for analysis.

oPPosite: snow leopard habitat.

© s. winter/National Geographic (2); N. Bishop; s. winter/National Geographic

« Our programs span 10 of the 12 snow leopard range countries »

• in 2008 Panthera led a conference of experts from 11 of 12 range countries, which resulted in the first range-wide and global strategy for conserving snow leopards..

• Panthera is involved in conservation programs in 10 of the 12 range states.

• with less known about snow leopards than the other big cats, Panthera is obtaining a thorough assessment of their status, using remote camera traps, fecal genetics, and other non-invasive tools developed by Panthera.

• our study in mongolia is the most extensive ever undertaken. since 2008, 18 snow leopards have been outfitted with GPs satellite collars, the largest number in history from one study site.

• Panthera has helped establish, update and implement national action plans in 3 countries and is leading efforts in China which holds over 50% of all wild snow leopards.

• our science and community driven approaches have allowed Panthera to roll out successful conflict mitigation programs in 10 of the 12 snow leopard countries.

Panthera’s Snow Leopard Program utilizes cutting-edge research to provide the most comprehensive data ever collected for this rare and elusive species.

13: the snow leoPard Program

A resting leoaprd, south Africa © l. Hunter/Panthera; Cougar in a tree in wyoming © s. winter/Panthera; Camera trap of an Asiatic cheetah in iran © ir Doe/CACP/wCs/UNDP/Panthera

« Leopards are one the most wide-ranging carnivores on the planet and the most persecuted large felid in the world. »

iranian cheetahs• in iran, Panthera is protecting the last remaining

population of the Asiatic cheetah, with fewer than 100 animals surviving.

• we affixed the first ever radio collars to Asiatic cheetahs to understand how they use their limited landscape.

• Panthera is training cadres of Cheetah Guards- spe-cialist teams of rangers that protect cheetahs and their prey from widespread illegal hunting.

cougars• Panthera has been involved in the longest cougar

monitoring project in the tetons, researching cougar ecology, behavior and dynamics with other carni-vores, as well as humans.

leoPards• Panthera’s muyawana leopard Project in south Af-

rica is the most comprehensive leopard conservation project ever conducted.

• we have impacted public policy to regulate leopard trophy hunting and the management of “problem” animals.

• Panthera is reducing the demand for leopard skins in south Africa worn by religious groups by providing sustainable options for fake fur products.

Panthera conducts unique and specialized projects on leopards in Africa, Iranian cheetahs in Iran and cougars in Wyoming, USA.

14: other sPecies

CloCkwise from toP: A tiger mother stretches, while cub looks on; wCs staff in Thai-land place Panthera camera traps in Huai kai kaeng; simba scouts tracking and checking GPs unit.

oPPosite: Antipoaching patrols map their routes

© N. Garbutt; A. Howard; s. winter/National Geographic (2)

• The wildlife Conservation research Unit of oxford University’s Department of Zoology (wildCrU)

• American museum of Natural History (AmNH)

• liz Claiborne Art ortenberg foundation (lCAof)

• international Caucus Conservation foundation (iCCf)

• international Union for Conservation of Nature (iUCN) Cat specialist Group

• National Geographic society’s Big Cats initiative (BCi)

• snow leopard trust (slt)

• save the tiger fund (stf)

• wildlife Conservation society (wCs)

• woodland Park Zoo (wPZ)

• Zoological society of london (Zsl)

Partnerships: Leveraging human and financial resources

15: PartnershiPs

as a leader in the field, Panthera uses strategic PartnershiPs to address the many threats and issues

facing wild cats. major PartnershiPs include:

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