Felidae Conservation Fund work to include other wild cat species. In the fall of 2004, after returning from extended capture work with mountain lions, she began developing a conservation model that combined scientific research with education and outreach programs. This led her to found the Felidae Conservation Fund (501(c)(3)) in April 2006. Today Felidae supports and collaborates in scientific research projects in nine countries, promotes community-level education and outreach programs, and fosters international cooperation among scientists, conservationists, governments, and environmental NGOs. Felidae is based in Sausalito, California, and raises money through donations, grants, fundraising events and online social networks. FCF's mission is to
Animal name changes in Turkey to imply that Armenians and Kurds resided in the areas where the animals lived. However, only the Latin or scientific names of the animals were changed. Andrew Polaszek, the executive secretary of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, the organization responsible for establishing species naming conventions, has said in an interview that the revised names are scientifically acceptable; however, their acceptance depends upon article publications in scientific journals. These changes currently affect only official taxonomic nomenclature usage by the Turkish Government. Animal name changes in Turkey The animal name changes in Turkey is the revision of taxonomic nomenclature of three