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Saving the Small Yet Mighty Sand Cat

Co-written by Shasta Bray and Chelsea Wellmer “Is that a house cat?” This is a question we hear often from guests observing our sand cats, Najah and Saddie, in our Night Hunters building. While [...]

Paws on the Ground: Zoos Work Together to Produce a Second Pallas’ Cat Birth through Artificial Insemination

Pallas' cat born at Columbus Zoo (Photo: Amanda Carberry)

For several years, scientists at the Cincinnati Zoo’s Lindner Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) have been working to apply reproductive sciences, such as semen freezing and artificial insemination (AI), to [...]

Wild Hearts: Conserving the Brazilian Jaguar with Assisted Reproduction

The jaguar (Panthera onca) is the largest wild cat native to the Americas and a focal species for in situ conservation efforts. Its name is derived from the South American Tupi-Guarani word jaguaretê, which [...]