S1 E12: Protection of Big Cat Prey in Laos Might Aid a Return of the Big Guy

Published: Sept. 8, 2022, 3:10 p.m.

Big cats today face multiple threats\u2014from poaching and habitat loss to snares and human conflict. But also key to their survival is the presence of preferred prey. The WCS Laos program\u2019s Akchousanh Rasphone knows which species are prized on the menu of the country\u2019s clouded leopards and, one day, might help sustain a return of \u201cthe big guy,\u201d as she refers to the tiger\u2014now functionally extinct in Laos.