Felidae Conservation Fund Felidae Conservation Fund Felidae Conservation Fund (FCF) is a California-based non-profit organization dedicated to preserving wild cats and their habitats. The organization supports and promotes international wild cat research and conservation by collaborating on field research projects, partnering with other environmental organizations, and developing community outreach and education programs. FCF was founded in 2006 by conservationist and entrepreneur Zara McDonald. As a competitive marathon runner, McDonald twice encountered mountain lions during solitary runs in the Marin Headlands in Northern California. These encounters led her to become involved in California mountain lion research in 2002, and she soon expanded her research
Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research (KISSR) and Scientific Research (KISSR) was founded in 2005 under the name of Kurdistan Technology and Research Centres with the support of Kurdistan Regional Government and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. In the late of 2008, it was re-established under the name of Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research (KISSR). There are currently four active research centers in Kurdistan Institution in variety of fields, which are: In addition, In addition, Kurdistan Institution includes the following directorates and departments: Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research (KISSR) Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research (KISSR)