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Sierra Endangered Cat Haven

Dunlap, CA
Crazy about cats? Well, the most fabulous of the felines have some great advocates who are working at education, and habitat conservation, and they just opened a specialty zoo. Some of the rarest of the rare can be seen at the Sierra Endangered Cat Haven (SECH) in Dunlap, California.

You are probably asking, "Where the heck is Dunlap, California?" It is the same question, author and animal behaviorist Diana L Guerrero asked when she first met the team of professionals at the Feline Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) meeting.* After years of planning, the zoo opened to the public for Memorial Weekend 1998.

The zoo is actually less than an hour away from Fresno and just at the base of Kings Canyon National Park. Guerrero first went up to visit and assess one of their critters. It seems that they had a snow leopard with a bit of an attitude! Her case assessment appeared in "ABC'S: Animal Behavior Concerns & Solutions" in the Journal of the American Association Of Zoo keepers.

Since that time, Guerrero attended their official Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting and just recently returned from their first fund-raiser. The fund-raiser was put on by Project Survival (PS), the 501(c)3 support arm associated with the SECH. They focus their efforts on projects affecting the fabulous felines and their habitats.

The fundraising event had an Arabian Nights theme and was attended by about 100 of the most intimate friends and supporters of the Sierra Endangered Cat Haven and Project Survival. Cam-Lo the clouded leopard attended the event and as usual, stole the hearts and attention of most of the animal lovers attending. If you would like to help endangered cats or to visit the Sierra Endangered Cat Haven, contact them directly at (559)338-3216.

*The Felid TAG is part of the American Zoological & Aquarium Association (AZA) program called the Species Survival Plan (SSP). The Felid TAG works at managing and conserving wild felines and is comprised of leaders in captive management of felines. The group meets in different locations throughout the country.