Luke Hunter is an Australian biologist and one of the leading names in wild cat conservation. He has worked on the ecology and conservation of carnivores since 1992, and he is currently the president of Panthera, the New York cat conservation organisation he helped to create in 2006. He has written over 120 scientific papers and popular articles on cats and other carnivores including A Field Guide to the Carnivores of the World.

• Introduction Chinese Mountain Cat, Felis bietiWildcat, Felis libyca/silvertris/ornata/catusBlack-footed cat, Felis nigripesSand cat, Felis margaritaJungle cat, Felis chausPallas's cat, Otocolobus manulLeopard Cat, Prionailurus bengalensisFlat-headed cat, Prionailurus planicepsRusty-spotted cat, Prionailurus rubiginosusFishing Cat, Prionailurus viverrinusMarbled Cat, Pardofelis marmorataBay Cat, Catopuma badiaAsian Golden Cat, Catopuma temminckiiServal, Leptailurus servalCaracal, Caracal caracalAfrican golden cat, Profelis aurataGeoffroy's Cat, Leopardus geoffroyiOncillas Leopardus tigrinus and Leopardus guttulusMargay Leopardus wiediiOcelot, Leopardus pardalisGuiña, Leopardus guignaColocolo, Leopardus colocoloAndean Cat, Oreailurus jacobitaEurasian lynx, Lynx lynxSpanish lynx Lynx pardinusBobcat, Lynx rufusCanada lynx, Lynx canadensisJaguarundi, Herpailurus yaguarondiPuma, Puma concolorCheetah, Acinonyx jubatusSnow leopard, Uncia unciaClouded leopards, Neofelis nebulosa and Neofelis diardiTiger, Panthera tigrisLion, Panthera leoLeopard, Panthera pardusJaguar, Panthera once Species overviewConserving wild cats Further reading and resourcesAcknowledgementsImage credits

Luke Hunter is an Australian biologist and one of the leading names in wild cat conservation. He has worked on the ecology and conservation of carnivores since 1992, and he is currently the president of Panthera, the New York cat conservation organisation he helped to create in 2006. He has written over 120 scientific papers and popular articles on cats and other carnivores including A Field Guide to the Carnivores of the World.

• Introduction Chinese Mountain Cat, Felis bietiWildcat, Felis libyca/silvertris/ornata/catusBlack-footed cat, Felis nigripesSand cat, Felis margaritaJungle cat, Felis chausPallas's cat, Otocolobus manulLeopard Cat, Prionailurus bengalensisFlat-headed cat, Prionailurus planicepsRusty-spotted cat, Prionailurus rubiginosusFishing Cat, Prionailurus viverrinusMarbled Cat, Pardofelis marmorataBay Cat, Catopuma badiaAsian Golden Cat, Catopuma temminckiiServal, Leptailurus servalCaracal, Caracal caracalAfrican golden cat, Profelis aurataGeoffroy's Cat, Leopardus geoffroyiOncillas Leopardus tigrinus and Leopardus guttulusMargay Leopardus wiediiOcelot, Leopardus pardalisGuiña, Leopardus guignaColocolo, Leopardus colocoloAndean Cat, Oreailurus jacobitaEurasian lynx, Lynx lynxSpanish lynx Lynx pardinusBobcat, Lynx rufusCanada lynx, Lynx canadensisJaguarundi, Herpailurus yaguarondiPuma, Puma concolorCheetah, Acinonyx jubatusSnow leopard, Uncia unciaClouded leopards, Neofelis nebulosa and Neofelis diardiTiger, Panthera tigrisLion, Panthera leoLeopard, Panthera pardusJaguar, Panthera once Species overviewConserving wild cats Further reading and resourcesAcknowledgementsImage credits