What People are Saying About Panthera
Join us in celebrating our collective commitment to a future where wild cats flourish in the wild! Read firsthand accounts from individuals who have witnessed our efforts and been inspired by the impact we make....
“Around the globe, the next generation of cats, defended by a rising cohort of Panthera’s leaders, is opening its eyes and peering into an exciting new world. They awaken to an environment that is stronger, safer and better suited for wild cats than in 2005. Wild cats are better off because of Panthera, as are we.”
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Tom Kaplan
Founder and Board Member, Panthera
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Woodland Park Zoo’s partnership with Panthera laid the foundation for a robust tiger conservation program, which is now expanding into new protected areas, leveraging the lessons and successes of our first decade.
Monica Hinckley
Woodland Park Zoo
The Sitka Foundation has been honored to fund the combined efforts of staff, scientists, conservationists, practitioners, collaborators, and passionate leaders to support healthy ecosystems and communities in Central and South America, allowing for wild cats, small and large, to thrive.
Carolynn Beaty
Executive Director, Sitka Foundation
“One of the things that drew me to Panthera is its focus on wild cats — and focus leads to impact. Panthera’s suite of talented scientists, my fellow Global Alliance members and I all share a deep-rooted dedication to unearthing the science that will help conserve wild cats, reversing species’ declines, elevating their unsung plight with our voices and making their preservation a global priority for all.”
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Jon Ayers
Board Chair, Panthera
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WWF recognizes that in the face of the current biodiversity crisis, strong partnerships and collaboration are crucial. This partnership between WWF and Panthera reflects our common desire to work together to better conserve big cats, preserving their fundamental ecological role and building a future of co-existence and well-being for people and big cats.
Marco Lambertini
International Director-General, World Wildlife Fund
Panthera is the gold standard in big cat conservation. It has the proven capacity and expertise to implement this all-important global effort to save the most charismatic members of the animal kingdom.
Her Excellency Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak
IUCN President and Panthera Board Member, Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund & Secretary-General, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi
“The partnership between Panthera and WWF marks the beginning of an unprecedented effort to build a shared, collaborative agenda around big cats and the communities living alongside them – we are stronger and more effective of this magnitude as joint partners than working alone. Our collaboration will further protect big cats; together, we will promote coexistence and recognize the vital ecological, cultural and economic role big cats can play.”
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Fred Launay, Ph.D.
President and CEO, Panthera
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It is heartening to be a part of a truly unique international collaboration that shares both our passion and commitment to big cats- along with the determination to save them.
Hemendra Kothari
Chairman, DSP Blackrock India and The Wildlife Conservation Trust
The Barotse Royal Establishment was concerned that leopard and other cat populations were dwindling in Zambia, and as a conservation-oriented establishment, worked with Panthera to devise a culturally appropriate solution to reduce the impact on wild cats.
Inyambo Yeta
“By protecting the leopard’s home, we protect all the ecologies that they safeguard.”
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Celina Chien
Board Member, Panthera
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We can think of no better partner to help realize Robert Dallet's dream of a future for wild cats than Panthera.
Pierre-Alexis Dumas
Artistic Director, Hermes