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Follies

2007 FABULOUS FELINE FOLLIES

“Captive Breeding Supporting In-Situ Preservation”

EFBC’s Role in Saving Endangered Feline Species in the Wild

August 18, 2007

Funds raised allow the EFBC’s Feline Conservation Center to continue expansion of

breeding areas and improve the center overall for both visitors and felines.

EFBC’s Feline Conservation Center’s mission has long been the protection and preservation of

endangered wild feline species. The center provides a safe environment and comfortable, natural

habitats for resident felines, and through the careful selection of genetically appropriate mates from

the world's populations of captive cats, the EFBC has been able to successfully propagate rare

bloodlines which otherwise would be in imminent danger of extinction.

In addition to the work EFBC does for captive feline species, the EFBC actively supports “in-situ”

work to ensure the future of all species of free-roaming felines. The mission today expands beyond

preserving rare feline species in captivity to support researchers working in the field, more commonly

known as “in-situ” work; literally, "being in the original position" or "in the normal location". The

work involves protecting the habitats species live in from human development and encroachment, as

well as study in the field to determine range sizes, prey species, etc.

The EFBC contributes to in-situ work in a variety of ways. Research experiments involving assisted

reproductive techniques on our felines have taken place at the center with the hope of translating the

knowledge to wild populations. Other contributions include the donation of a portable X-ray

machine to the Cheetah Conservation Botswana project; selling limited edition artwork to benefit

Fishing Cat preservation programs, and selling special T-shirts to benefit Amur Leopard research.

The success of EFBC’s captive breeding programs stem, in large part, from the importation of new

bloodlines from overseas facilities. For over 30 years, the center has established success in its

mission to save the world's top predators in the wild for future generations.

EFBC invites you to join the festivities on August 18

includes presentations by Dr. Jim Sanderson, leading small cat field researcher and Scott Weldy,

D.V.M. The evening also include a Grand Prize Raffle drawing with a $1,000 grand prize; and a

Silent Auction with a variety of collectible, one-of-a-kind items up for bid.
th. Entertainment for this special evening
Your generosity will help 2007’s Fabulous Feline Follies event be a great success.

The Exotic Feline Breeding Compound, Inc., Feline Conservation Center -
a 501 (c)(3) organization
Telephone (661) 256-3793 Facsimile (661) 256-6867 http://www.cathouse-fcc.org & e-mail: cathouse@qnet.com

Trapper

Trapper is a Canadian Lynx. If you come to see him in summer, he will have a brownish coat. Come see him in the winter and he will have a silver white coat, like in this photo.

More Cats

Sevastian (Amur Leopard) is off display, while Doc (Jaguar) can be seen everyday but Wednesday.

Adoptive parents can go to see the cat they adopted, even if it is off display. For others, the twilight tours are available.

Species - Amur Leopard

This is a photo of an Amur Leopard, the most endangered of all large cats.

With only 37 or so remaining in the wild, there is little to no chance for them if a captive line is not maintained.

The North American effort to save this cat is limited. 71 animals at last count.

Worldwide there are about 232.

Want to help? GET INVOLVED

Sand cat

Windie is a sandcat, not seen by the average visitor to the EFBC-FCC. If you know where to look., you might catcha glimpse of these adorable cats at one of the twilight tours.

Introducing an unofficial entry to the world of exotic cat conservation

Exotic Feline Breeding Compound, Feline Conservation Center

If you lke cats, this is your place for the exotics. With worldwide renown, this facility is helping the rarest species of leopard (Amur) survive, not only in captivity, but by raising funds to help those trying to preserve the last 35 in the wild.

They recently sent an x-ray machine to help with Cheetah Conservation in Botswana.

They are a great local place where individuals can contribute proactively to help stop a global problem.

Your community has supported and made them what they are today. From seven cats and seven acres, now 80 cats are housed on 80 acres of land. While less than half of them are on display, you are able to view many varieties that are unusual. Three leopard sub-species, Ocelot, Margay, Serval, Cougar, Jaguar, and three variety of lynx is just a partial list of what is available everyday but Wednesday.

Don't be depressed about the sate of the wild world, do something about preserving it.

Through this blog, I will try to give an insiders look at some of the cats, on a semi-regular basis.