Borneo is a treasure trove of biodiversity and home to one of the oldest rainforests in the world.
It’s also the epicentre of the palm oil industry and so these precious and fragile ecosystems have been ripped wide open, creating opportunity for disease transmission between wildlife, people and their domestic animals.
So what does this mean for the endangered wild cats of Borneo like the Sunda Clouded Leopard and the Flat-Headed Cat?
Guests: Sergio Guerrero (City University of Hong Kong) & Liesbeth Frías (Nanyang Technological University)
Links: Health at the Edge Project
Back to Beijing: Huang Qiaowen, China Felid Conservation Alliance
Cats of Calakmul: Mariam Weston & Thelma Arenas, Ocelot Working Group
The Mizoram Model: Amit Kumar Bal
Father and Daughter: Kumi Togawa, Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund
Feline Fire Survivors: Carmen Vanbianchi - Home Range Wildlife Research
A Big Future: Howard Baskin, Big Cat Rescue
Lynx on the Brink: Nathan Huvier, Centre Athénas
When We Become Prey: Professor Adam Hart, University of Gloucestershire
Road Ecology: Professor Darryl Jones, Griffith University
The Last Wild Cat of Singapore: Singapore Wild Cat Action Group
Fighting Wildlife Crime: Ofir Drori, EAGLE Network
A Sand Cat Powered Future: Dr. Amir Seyyedabbasi, Istinye University
The Wilds of Mongolia: Claudio Augugliaro, Wildlife Initiative
Up Close with Tiger Poachers: Allison Skidmore, Leave them Wild
Bardia Discovery: Rajan Choudhary, Rusty-Spotted Cat Working Group
Backyard Big Cats: Devan Schowe, Born Free USA
Thank you from Cats of the Wild
Fishing Cats of Nepal: Ganesh Puri, Western Terai Fishing Cat Project
Sumatra's Last Tigers: Leif Cocks, International Tiger Project
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