AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoWildlife Discovery: Bolivia’s Yungas cloud forests have yielded the first newly named living cat species in more than a century: Leopardus tilcayo (the tilcayo tiger cat). Scientists say genetic testing confirmed it as a distinct lineage that split from other tiger cats about 1.4 million years ago, after the animal was first noticed in 2016 when a local man mistook a tiny spotted “kitten” for a domestic cat and later surrendered it to the Senda Verde wildlife sanctuary near La Paz. Conservation Watch: Researchers still don’t know how many tilcayo remain in the wild, but they warn habitat loss from expanding agriculture and development could threaten the species; early diet clues come from rodent remains in scat and camera-trap signs it may be more active at night. Climate Pressure Beyond Bolivia: Farther afield, El Niño-driven drought is devastating Central America’s Dry Corridor, killing livestock and wiping out harvests for more than 10 million people—an environmental stress story that underscores how fast wildlife and food systems can unravel under extreme heat and water shortages.
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