WildCats Conservation Alliance

19/09/2026

Tomorrow, Year 5 student Turner is taking on an incredible challenge for wild cats, cycling 75km in the New Forest Tour, the furthest he has ever ridden!

Turner has set himself a goal of raising £300 for WildCats Conservation Alliance, helping support vital conservation work protecting wild tigers and Amur leopards and working alongside communities across their range.

We are so grateful that Turner has chosen to support WildCats. If you can, please support Turner’s fantastic effort with a donation, every contribution will help motivate him through those final kilometres and raise more for big cat conservation.

Feeling inspired? From sponsored walks and runs to cycle rides, bake sales and personal challenges, there are so many ways you can fundraise for WildCats too.

Good luck on Sunday, Turner, you’ve got this! 🐯🚲

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18/09/2026

🐯 They did it! Nearly 22 miles rowed for wild tigers! 🚣‍♀️

A huge congratulations to the Teddington Tigresses (Alexa, Fran, Rachel and Monica) who took on London’s Great River Race last Saturday to raise money for WildCats Conservation Alliance.

Dressed for the occasion in their Tigress outfits, the team rowed 21.6 miles along the River Thames from Bermondsey to Richmond, joining more than 200 other boats and passing beneath 28 bridges along the way.

And they raised an amazing £475 for wild tiger conservation! 👏

Their challenge also carried an important message. An average of around 115 tigers per year were recorded in seizures by law enforcement agencies between 2020 and 2025,e meaning that, across their nearly 22-mile row, each mile represented roughly five tigers recorded in the illegal wildlife trade each year.

The money raised will help support conservationists and communities working to protect wild tigers and their habitats across Asia, including efforts to tackle the illegal wildlife trade.

A massive thank you and congratulations to the Teddington Tigresses, and to everyone who donated, cheered and roared them on along the Thames!

💚 Feeling inspired? From sponsored walks and runs to rows, baking, challenges or your own wild idea, fundraising for WildCats is a fantastic way to turn something you love doing into support for wild tigers.

📷 First image taken by Chris Wade

Great River Race Official

11/09/2026

In our latest blog, Freeland (ประเทศไทย) wildlife researcher Wongsathit Intawong (Em) takes us behind the scenes of a three-day response after a cow was killed near Khao Laem National Park in Thailand.

Rangers and conservationists had to act quickly to keep both nearby communities and the tiger safe, while camera traps captured the male returning to feed.

Then, a week later, he was gone.
He was eventually recorded more than 100 km away in another protected area, showing just how far young male tigers can move through Thailand’s Western Forest Complex.

Read the full story to find out what happened, how the local cattle owner responded, and why this encounter highlights the importance of connected habitat for Thailand’s remaining wild tigers.

🔗 Read the blog via the link in our bio.

11/09/2026

🐅 What happens when a wild tiger kills livestock?

When a cow was killed near Khao Laem National Park in Thailand, rangers and conservationists faced a delicate challenge, keeping nearby communities safe while also protecting the tiger from retaliation, disturbance and potential poaching.

For three days, teams monitored the area around the clock as camera traps captured the male tiger returning to feed.

A week later, the tiger had moved on and was eventually recorded more than 100 km away, revealing just how far these young males can travel through Thailand’s Western Forest Complex.

Read the full story to find out what happened, how the local cattle owner responded, and why this encounter highlights the importance of connected habitat for Thailand’s remaining wild tigers.

👉 Link to the full blog written by Wongsathit Intawong (Em) Wildlife Researcher for Freeland:

When a tiger killed a cow near Khao Laem National Park, rangers and conservationists spent three days keeping both local communities and the tiger safe.

08/09/2026

🐯 Nearly 22 miles. More than 200 boats. One brilliant team rowing for wild tigers. 🚣‍♀️

This Saturday, 12 September, the Teddington Tigresses will take on the Great River Race to raise funds for WildCats Conservation Alliance.

Setting off from Bermondsey, the team will row 21.6 miles along the Thames to Richmond in a traditional Thames racing skiff, joining more than 200 other boats along the way.

And there’s an important reason behind every mile.
An average of around 115 tigers per year were represented in recorded seizures between 2020 and 2025, equivalent to roughly five tigers for every mile the Tigresses will row.

And because these figures only reflect detected and recorded seizures, the true scale of the illegal tiger trade is likely to be even greater.

Funds raised will support WildCats Conservation Alliance, helping conservationists working across Asia to protect wild tigers and disrupt the illegal wildlife trade, from protecting tigers in their habitats and strengthening enforcement to tackling trafficking networks. 🐅

A huge thank you to the Teddington Tigresses for taking on this challenge for wild tigers. 💚

If you’re along the Thames on Saturday, keep an eye out for the Tigresses, and give them a roar as they pass! 🐯

👉 Support their fundraiser here:

Help Monica Wrobel raise money to support Zoological Society Of London

02/09/2026

Yesterday, we shared the difficult news of the devastating flooding affecting parts of Nepal.

Against this difficult backdrop, we also wanted to share a story of hope. It reflects the extraordinary commitment of conservation teams and communities in Nepal, and offers a hopeful reminder of what sustained conservation action can achieve, even as climate pressures facing the country’s wildlife, landscapes and people continue to grow.

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Nepal’s latest tiger survey estimates that the country is now home to 429 wild tigers up from 355 in 2022 and 121 in 2010). And one result stands out in particular.

In Parsa National Park, where WildCats Conservation Alliance has supported conservation through since 2015, tiger numbers have risen from 41 in 2022 to 71 in 2026, the largest increase recorded across Nepal’s five tiger landscapes. 🐯

Behind that figure are years of work by conservation teams, government partners and communities. They've been restoring grasslands, improving water availability, monitoring tigers and supporting local community groups to help people and wildlife live safely alongside one another.

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We hope you can take some hope from this encouraging news, while keeping everyone affected by the recent flooding in Nepal in your thoughts. We remain in close contact with our colleagues on the ground and will continue to keep you updated as the situation develops.

Thank you, as always, for standing alongside the people working to protect Nepal’s wildlife and wild places.

🔗 Read the full story >

Nepal’s tiger population has risen to 429, with Parsa recording the country’s biggest increase. See how conservation efforts are helping sustain this recovery.

01/09/2026

As we're sure you have seen, Nepal has been hit by devastating flooding in recent days, and our thoughts are with everyone affected, as well as the communities facing the aftermath.

We are very relieved to confirm that all of our colleagues in Nepal are safe.

The map shows Parsa National Park, where WildCats Conservation Alliance supports tiger conservation, alongside the location of the glacier collapse and the currently known area affected by the flooding. ZSL Nepal also works at a number of other conservation sites across the country which are not shown on this map.

At present, none of the ZSL project sites, including the ZSL Nepal head office in Kathmandu, fall within the known impact area. Nevertheless, we remain in close contact with our colleagues and will continue to monitor the situation.

Events such as this are also a stark reminder of the growing pressures that climate change is placing on Nepal’s people, wildlife and landscapes.

Our thoughts remain with everyone affected across the country. 🇳🇵

07/08/2026

When we sat down with Dr Luke Hunter, Executive Director of the Big Cats Program at Wildlife Conservation Society and one of the world’s leading experts on big cat conservation, we talked about the exciting possibility of tigers returning to Kazakhstan after an absence of nearly 70 years.

Just two days after we released the episode, it happened.
A tiger was released into the wild in Kazakhstan, marking a huge milestone in efforts to restore the species to part of its former range. 🐅🌿

In the full episode, Luke joins us to explore a much bigger question: is tiger conservation working? We discuss what the first IUCN Green Status Assessment for tigers tells us about their recovery, where progress is being made, and what it will take to bring tigers back to more of the places they once roamed.

🎧 Listen to the full ep - https://open.spotify.com/episode/427IBzY04962bmkudw0O82?si=0W_ww7x0Q2CxxVMWzg_72Q&utm_source=copy-link

Release footage: Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources

07/06/2026

In 2025, WildCats Conservation Alliance support helped Wildlife Vets International and Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology - DICE continue developing an affordable, easy-to-use test for Canine Distemper Virus, a serious disease threat to tigers, leopards and other carnivores.

The project has successfully produced safe, lab-made versions of key CDV proteins, allowing scientists to test for antibodies linked to past exposure without handling the live virus. Early work on an ELISA test showed the method could detect antibodies, but only at very high concentrations, so the team explored alternative approaches.

Trials using dot blot technology produced stronger results, with clearer detection in CDV-positive samples, suggesting this may be a more effective route. Lateral flow tests, similar to COVID test kits, were also explored, but did not yet show strong enough results.

Although further development is needed before validation can begin, the project has made important progress towards a practical diagnostic tool that could help conservation teams detect CDV, understand how it spreads, and guide strategies to protect vulnerable wild big cats.

It is important to support all angles of conservation, from in-situ direct work in the landscape to ex-situ work which can help the teams on the ground. You can contribute to this vital support by donating today > https://conservewildcats.org/donate/

06/06/2026

In 2025, WildCats Conservation Alliance support helped the Wildlife Conservation Society continue vital work to protect Amur tigers and leopards across the Amur region, supporting conservation efforts in Northeast China and the Russian Far East.

In Russia, camera traps were deployed across 133 locations to monitor Amur leopards, while surveys recorded the highest levels of wild boar abundance in the study area since African Swine Fever arrived in 2020, an encouraging sign for prey recovery. The team also identified 10 potential wildlife crossings along a key highway, with six sites assessed using camera traps. These crossings recorded six independent detections of Amur tigers, providing important evidence to support future habitat connectivity work.

In China, community patrol teams carried out 204 daily patrols, covering 1,276 km and removing 54 large snares. New community patrol teams were also established, with local rangers trained in conflict prevention and response. Outreach activities reached 150 people, while flares were distributed to help communities respond safely and non-lethally to tiger and leopard encounters.

This cross-border work is helping improve habitat connectivity, reduce threats, and support coexistence with Amur tigers and leopards across one of their most important landscapes.

Donate today to help us get vital funds to project like these > https://conservewildcats.org/donate/