NWPosh

Panthera August 16, 2009

Two of NWPosh’s favorite interests are fashion and wild cats, specifically wild cat conservation.  In an ideal world, the two shall never meet (think fur coats).  However, I recently came across the Helping Animals One Search at a Time Contest offered by Engineworks, a Portland, Oregon Search Engine Marketing Company.  EngineWorks is providing a free three month professional Search Engine Optimization campaign to a non-profit animal advocacy organization.  Panthera would be an excellent recipient of this opportunity.  The conservation of all wild animals is important but not all conservation groups are as well established and organized as Panthera. The site is a hotbed of knowledge.    

Panthera is an impressive organization founded by the top minds in wild cat conservation.  Panthera’s President and CEO (and one of my favorite authors), Alan Rabinowitz, is the cream of the crop when it comes to wild cat research and conservation.  He not only created the worlds’ first jaguar preserve but has also wrote several books, including Chasing the Dragon’s Tail: The Struggle to Save Thailand’s Wild Cats and Beyond the Last Village.   Rabinowitz embodies what makes Panthera such a great organization, he recognizes the importance of balancing the scientific mind with in situ research.  

Panthera develops and supports several groundbreaking concepts in wild cat conservation like the Tiger Corridor Initiative which establishes safe passage ways through human landscapes ”potentially connecting tiger populations from Nepal into Bhutan and Northern India through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and ending in Malaysia” to the Global Felid Genetics Program which creates a standard for the collection of felid bio-materials to facilitate long term conservation of wild cats through genetic research.  Panthera also offers research grants as well as graduate awards to nurture and develop the next generation of researchers and biologists.  

EngineWorks understands the importance of using the internet to raise awareness.  Together, EngineWorks and Panthera can promote wild cat conservation to a wider audience.