"The Cat Specialist Group consists of the world's leading scientists and wildlife managers involved with the 36 species of wild cats" and is part of the Species Survival Commission of the World Conservation Union. This Web site provides data on the wild cats that the Cat Specialist Group aims to protect, and the threats that each species faces. The information is well organized, both by region and...

This newly online report (.pdf format) from the National Wildlife Federation takes a comprehensive look at wild cat species of the US and the major threats to their survival. The report indicates that "many of North America's cats are threatened or endangered; others have declining populations or face a more distant threat of local and regional elimination due to human development and other...

This World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Web site offers an excellent introduction to tigers and WWF efforts to protect these highly endangered animals. The site covers tiger natural history, related scientific research, and current WWF projects in India and elsewhere. In Field Notes, visitors can retrace the route of a WWF conservation officer who has recently returned from a world tour of tiger field...