Cover Story
1 Wild felids and biodiversity conservation

Council News
3 From the President
5 Regional reports: Paraguay
6-7 WFA Council Election
8 In memoriam
9 Announcing the Wild Felid Legacy Scholarship
10 Synopsis of the Human Dimensions of Wildlife and
Fisheries Conference
11 Synopsis of felid talks at The Wildlife Society 2008
Conference
25-26 WFA member application and survey
27 Future Events
28 Getting involved with the WFA

Management News
12 Puma recovery in Ontario, Canada
12 Availability of the 3rd revision of the Florida Panther
Recovery Plan
12 Cougar management changes in New Mexico
13 Mountain lion research in Montana

Notes from the Field
14 New records of the Andean cat (Leopardus jacobita) in
Neuquén Province, Patagonia, Argentina
15 The Cuatro Gatos Project: Wildlife research and
conservation in northwestern Mexico and implications of
the border fence
16 Belizean jaguar and puma research
17 A synergistic, interdisciplinary approach to jaguar
conservation and management in Belize
18 Arizona jaguar still roams north of the U.S./Mexico
border fence
19 Coexistence Project: Understanding and improving
people’s perceptions of jaguars In Brazil
20 Public opinion research informs cougar education in
Washington State

Tools of the Trade
21 Molecular Scatology: Optimizing noninvasive genetic
monitoring of jaguars (Panthera onca) and other elusive
feline species in the tropics

Research Highlights
22-23 Research abstracts
24 Recent Publications