We are the only Australian organisation saving endangered wild cats and returning them to the wild!
Breeding & Rewilding Programs
Wild Cat Conservation Centre is the only place in Sydney that has established breeding programs for both the cheetah and clouded leopard. Breeding these endangered wild cats with the aim of returning them to the wild!
Our programs act as insurance populations for the species, genetic back ups for wild populations. Allowing us to infuse our genetics into the remaining wild populations, to strengthen and repopulate areas where wild cats have been removed from through human interference. We are proud to be the only organisation in Australia undertaking this vital conservation work.
Cubs born at our centre spend their first 14 to 16 months onsite being cared for by their mother and our conservation team. During this time, our team are able to assess their personalities and importantly their suitability for rewilding, ensuring they develop both physically and mentally into independent young cats.
We work closely with our international conservation partners to facilitate the rewilding and release of cats to the wild as well as conserving the remaining wild populations and their habitats.
Our obligation is to provide an environment for our cats to be the species they were born to be. To have some choice and agency over their own lives
Choice and agency is limited in nature as it is in captivity though some captive facilities don’t do anywhere near enough to provide a good life for their animals. We pride ourselves on putting our cats first, before public, before profit and prioritise their welfare above everything else.
The Wild Cat Conservation Centre is a fully accredited member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA) and also the only Australian member of the following;
- The Cheetah Metapopulation Project
- Clouded Leopard AZA SSP
- Clouded Leopard EAZA EEP
- Fishing Cat EAZA EEP