This international meeting will take place in the Zoology Department of Oxford University and is concerned with all aspects of the study and conservation of all members of the Felidae (Order Carnivora).
It now has its own website here: www.felidconf2007.co.uk
The meeting will begin with a selection of plenary sessions, papers and posters on fundamental biology and practical conservation of the wild felids, and will continue with a series of workshops on felid conservation.
One of several anticipated products of the meeting will be a book edited by David Macdonald and Andrew Loveridge on felid biology and conservation. This book will be a companion volume to the much acclaimed ‘Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids’ (Oxford University Press, 2004). In addition the meeting will provide a forum for the IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group (www.catsg.org) to evaluate and debate the next decade of priorities for felid conservation, revisiting the priorities of the IUCN /SSC Wild Cat Status Survey and Action Plan.
The organizing committee would like to invite all those with an interest in the Felidae. The conference is open to professionals, graduate students and conservationists. Plenary and poster sessions will cover aspects of felid systematics, palaeontology, biogeography, genetics, ecology, behaviour, physiology, management and conservation biology.
We already have secured the participation of many of the world leading authorities. The conference will therefore by an unparalleled for all those involved with felid conservation and biology. The conference is sponsored by The Panthera Foundation.
The Venue
The conference will be organised by the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) at Oxford University (www.wildcru.org). The mission of the WildCRU is to undertake original research on aspects of fundamental biology relevant to solving practical problems of wildlife conservation and environmental management. The WildCRU has undertaken research on many felid species including wildcat, Palla’s cat, lion, leopard, tiger, cheetah, Andean cat and jaguar.
The Felid Biology and Conservation conference will take place at the Department of Zoology, amidst the inspiring landscape of Oxford colleges and parks. Accommodation and evening meals will be available at Lady Margaret Hall, a college closely associated with WildCRU and where many of our graduates are members. LMH is a 10 minute walk from Zoology across the University Parks. Associated workshops will take place at the WildCRU’s centre at Tubney House, in the countryside close to Oxford.
Scientific Committee
David Macdonald (WildCRU, Oxford University, UK) (Chairman)
Andrew Loveridge (WildCRU, Oxford University, UK)
Claudio Sillero (WildCRU, Oxford University, UK)
Christine Breitenmoser (IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group)
Urs Breitenmoser (IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group)
Warren Johnson (National Cancer Institute, USA)
Ullas Karanth (WCS, India)
Mauro Lucherini (Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina)
Gus Mills (National Parks Board, South Africa)
Tadeu G. de Oliviera (ProCarnivoros, Brazil)
Alan Rabinowitz (WCS, USA)
John Seidensticker (Smithsonian Institute, USA)
E-mail pre-registration
We would appreciate it if you would express your intention to attend the Felid Biology and Conservation Conference simply by sending an e-mail with the following details.
