This month, nearly 20,000 live animals were rescued, all endangered or protected species.
They’ll be repatriated or rehabilitated, and DNA will be collected to support prosecutions.
This effort isn't just about saving animals; it’s also about justice.
While feral domesticated cats are a big problem in a lot of places (including NYC) and need vigorous #TNVR / #TNR or relocation, #WildFelines need to be protected!
In #Brazil, #conservationists try to save one of the world’s most #endangered #cats
by Sarah Brown on 13 June 2024
via @mongabay
"- #Muñoa’s #Pampas cat, a small wild feline, is endemic to the Pampas grasslands that sprawl over southern Brazil, #Uruguay and northeastern #Argentina.
"- With fewer than 100 individuals left in the wild, experts call Muñoa’s pampas cat one of the most endangered felines in the world and warn it go extinct within 10 years as its natural habitat is cleared for #cropland.
- #Conservation plans to save the species include switching from #monocultures to extensive ranching that preserves the natural #grasslands, creating a #captivebreeding program, and developing a trinational conservation agreement.
"- Recent #floods in the Brazilian state of #RioGrandeDoSul, where many Muñoa’s Pampas cat sightings have been recorded, have currently halted all local #conservation efforts, putting the future of this feline at risk."
Samuel Alito’s Assault on Wetlands Is So Indefensible That He Lost Brett Kavanaugh
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/05/samuel-alito-wetlands-opinion-lost-brett-kavanaugh.html
