Dubbed the “Indiana Jones of Wildlife,” Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, is a celebrated scientist, conservationist, and author who currently serves as the President and CEO of Panthera, the leading global nonprofit foundation devoted to saving the world’s wild cat species from the diminutive black-footed cat of southern Africa to the massive tiger of Asia. Prior to Panthera, Rabinowitz served as Executive Director of the Science and Exploration Division for the Wildlife Conservation Society for nearly 30 years.

Dr. Rabinowitz has traveled the world on behalf of wildlife conservation and has studied jaguars, clouded leopards, Asiatic leopards, tigers, Sumatran rhinos, bears, leopard cats, raccoons, and civets. He established the world's first jaguar preserve in Belize and the world's largest tiger reserve in Myanmar.

Rabinowitz has authored over a hundred scientific and popular articles as well as six successful books, including the highly acclaimed Jaguar: One Man’s Struggle to Establish the First Jaguar Preserve. He has been profiled in The New York Times, Scientific American, Audubon, Men’s Journal, Outside, Explorer, The Jerusalem Report, and National Geographic Magazine, and is the subject of a highly acclaimed PBS/National Geographic television special, “In Search of the Jaguar” which was narrated by actress Glenn Close. Rabinowitz is also the recipient of The Explorer's Club prestigious Lowell Thomas Award.

Blog Entries by Panthera

Walking with Lions: The Myth of Conservation

Posted September 30, 2009 | 05:51 PM (EST)


Barely a month goes by without news of someone getting into a tussle with a 'tame' big cat. A recent case in point showed a young lion in a South African resort roughing up a British journalist who thought it would make good copy to go into the animal's cage...

Read Post

Conservation's Unsung Heroes: The Best Story's Never Told

1 Comments | Posted August 25, 2009 | 01:10 PM (EST)


By Andrea Heydlauff, Managing Director of Panthera

Wildlife TV shows have launched an ever-growing list of 'wildlife heroes' who shock and awe viewers running from charging lions, or holding up salmon heads among hungry grizzlies. While these network darlings garner serious attention from their fans they rarely do much for...

Read Post

Dave Salmoni: Tormenting Lions for TV

2 Comments | Posted August 14, 2009 | 02:27 PM (EST)


2009-08-14-Christian1.jpg
Watching lions as nature intended - from the safety of a vehicle
(Photo Courtesy of Panthera)

By Dr. Luke Hunter, Executive Director of Panthera

This week, Animal Planet kicked off the latest offering from likable Steve Irwin-wannabe Dave Salmoni. "Into...

Read Post

From Desktop to Mountaintop - The Reality of Apple's Newest Icon

1 Comments | Posted July 30, 2009 | 03:02 PM (EST)


While some of you may know the snow leopard from the amazing chase sequence in the BBC Planet Earth series, most people think 'snow leopard' pertains to Apple's latest Operating System, or the brutal and ruthless villain, Tai Lung, from last year's smash hit Kung Fu Panda. Well, snow leopards...

Read Post

The Quest for One of the Most Elusive Cats in the World

6 Comments | Posted June 20, 2009 | 05:55 PM (EST)


By Steve Winter

The snow leopard is one of the most elusive cats in the world. As few as 3,500 of them may still roam the harsh, forbidding mountains of Central Asia. No one knows for sure.

In 1999 my editor at National Geographic Magazine circulated an email...

Read Post

New Insight Into Cougar Behavior

Posted May 7, 2009 | 09:44 AM (EST)


2009-05-07-Growling_cat

By Dr. Howard Quigley, Director of Western Hemisphere Felid Programs at Panthera

(Jackson, WY) - In the science of describing cat behavior -- or any wildlife species for that matter -- a compelling question is, how connected are individuals to each other? Or,...

Read Post

Agricultural Pesticides a Major Threat to Lions

Posted April 24, 2009 | 05:40 PM (EST)


2009-04-23-Lions-HunterlionTrioLOREZsmall.jpg
(Photo courtesy of Panthera.org)

By Dr. Luke Hunter, Executive Director of Panthera

Last month, 60 Minutes ran a segment on an agricultural pesticide called Furadan. Through much of the developing world, farmers scatter Furadan and similar poisons on their crops to...

Read Post

Why Living with Big Cats is Critical for Future Generations

Posted April 15, 2009 | 04:34 PM (EST)


I remember the day in 2006 when I learned that ten years of effort had resulted in the designation of the world's largest tiger reserve in a remote corner of Asia. I was euphoric, until late that afternoon when I received additional news about the deaths of two local people...

Read Post