Panthera 73d ago

Panthera's Small Cats Symposium 2026 concludes the global gathering on small wild cat research and conservation, with a keynote by Tadeu De Oliveira on integrating conservation science and action through the Tiger Cats Conservation Initiative model. Day 4 includes research presentations on felid genetics, AI-assisted data management, human-wildlife coexistence and population monitoring across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, plus a closing panel discussion on rethinking how we measure small cat recovery. Speakers include: Tadeu De Oliveira, Aknabat Potaeva, Badri Baral, Bello Adamu Danmallam, Tyler Murray-Ramcharan, Nicolás Gálvez, Michelle Schroeder, Marina Ochoa Favarini, Laurie Bedouet, Anaïs Beaumariage, Jason Holmberg, Emily Madsen, Claudio Sillero, Hugh Robinson, Byron Weckworth, Sara Williams and Andrew Hearn. Learn more at smallcatsymposium.org.