Protecting Wild Felids Across the Globe
Science-driven research. Advanced camera trapping. Powerful visual storytelling.
The Wild Felid Conservation Trust works in some of the world's most remote landscapes to study, document and protect wild cats. Through field research, advanced camera trapping, international collaboration and compelling imagery, we uncover new insights into elusive species and help turn those discoveries into meaningful conservation action.
Conservation Beyond the Frame
Wild cats are among the most elusive predators on Earth. Many inhabit remote landscapes where gathering reliable ecological information remains incredibly difficult.
We work where these gaps in knowledge are greatest.
Our teams and partners deploy advanced monitoring systems in challenging environments to document wild felids, understand how they use their habitats and provide data that can support their long-term conservation.
But our work does not end with data.
Through photography, film and visual storytelling, we bring these hidden species and landscapes to a wider audience - creating a bridge between scientific research and public engagement.
What We Do
Research
We conduct and support field-based research designed to improve our understanding of wild felids and the ecosystems they depend upon.
From species presence and distribution to habitat use and behaviour, our work is focused on generating meaningful information from landscapes that are often difficult to study.
Collaboration
Wildlife conservation cannot happen in isolation.
We work with researchers, NGOs, conservation organisations, local experts, filmmakers, photographers and technology partners to strengthen projects and maximise their impact.
Camera Trapping
Camera trapping sits at the heart of much of our work.
From large networks of remote trail cameras to highly specialised DSLR and mirrorless camera traps, we use technology to observe wildlife without disturbing natural behaviour.
These systems allow us to collect ecological data while also producing imagery capable of revealing an extraordinary view into the lives of elusive species.
Storytelling
Scientific data tells us what is happening.
Powerful imagery helps people care about it.
We use photography and film to communicate the importance of wild felids and the landscapes they inhabit, bringing research out of the field and into the public consciousness.
Our Flagship Programme
The Wild Cat Imaging Project
The Wild Cat Imaging Project - WCIP - is the flagship programme of the Wild Felid Conservation Trust.
WCIP combines advanced camera trapping, scientific monitoring and visual storytelling to document some of the world's most elusive wild cats.
Working alongside researchers and conservation organisations, WCIP provides technology, field expertise and specialist camera trapping capabilities that can help strengthen existing research while creating imagery with the power to reach audiences far beyond the scientific community.
From the Field
Our work takes us from tropical forests and remote mountain ranges to high-altitude ecosystems rarely explored by conventional wildlife monitoring programmes.
Every deployment has a purpose.
Every camera provides another opportunity to understand how wild cats are using these landscapes.
And sometimes, a single image can reveal something that has never been seen before.
Current Work
Talamanca Mountains - Costa Rica
Monitoring wild felids across one of Central America's most important and challenging mountain ecosystems.
Our long-term work in and around the Talamanca Mountains uses remote camera trapping to better understand the distribution and ecology of species including oncilla, ocelot, jaguarundi, puma and jaguar.
The Wild Cat Imaging Project
It exists to push the possibilities of camera trapping for wild cat research and conservation.
By combining ecological monitoring with professional imaging technology, WCIP allows a single field project to generate both valuable scientific information and extraordinary visual material.
The Power of an Image
A camera trap can operate silently for weeks or months.
It can document an animal that a researcher may never physically see.
For science, that image can represent a data point.
For conservation, it can represent proof that a species still occupies a landscape.
For the public, it can create a connection with an animal living thousands of miles away.
Our work exists at the intersection of all three.
Help Us Keep Looking
There are still landscapes we know remarkably little about and wild cats whose lives remain largely hidden from us.
By supporting the Wild Felid Conservation Trust, you help us put more cameras into the field, support more research collaborations and tell more of the stories that need to be seen.