{"product_id":"saving-big-cats","title":"Saving Big Cats","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin The Explorers Club on for a look into some of the stories and images featured in \u003cem\u003eBig Cats\u003c\/em\u003e, a new book promoting the global conservation of lions, tigers, jaguars, and more.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis talk will delve into a few of the nine stories included in Steve Winter and Sharon Guynup’s new book, “Big Cats,” which includes work produced on four continents that has had tangible impact. It includes L.A’s P-22: Steve’s photo of P-22, “The Hollywood Cougar” made the cat a celebrity in the land of celebrities and built support for what will be one of the world’s largest wildlife overpasses over L.A’s 101 Freeway, which opens Dec 2, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe team’s work also helped pass a new U.S. law, the Big Cat Public Safety Act, which banned private ownership as well as ended mass-breeding, trafficking and hands-on contact with big cats. Another story exposed black market trade of tigers from the infamous Thai Tiger Temple, (a Buddhist monastery and $3 million\/year tiger tourism attraction), sparking its closure. Other stories aided local conservation of snow leopards in the Indian Himalayas and jaguars in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis talk will cover how Steve made these images, the teams’ choices on what they needed to cover, and both he and Sharon will outline how this work, independently and together, sparked change — how photography and storytelling can have impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn-person tickets are $20 for Members, and $35 for the General Public.\u003cbr\u003eCheck-in will begin at 6:00 pm, with a beer and wine reception from 6:00 – 7:00 pm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.explorers.org\/calendar-of-events\/saving-big-cats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to learn more.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"General Admission","offer_id":50924410765360,"sku":null,"price":35.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Member Discount","offer_id":50924410798128,"sku":null,"price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Student Discount","offer_id":50924410830896,"sku":null,"price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0149\/8434\/7696\/files\/bigcatscover_d5819ddc-5e53-49fb-a8e9-2f5f235e34ab.jpg?v=1793387071","url":"https:\/\/store.explorers.org\/products\/saving-big-cats","provider":"The Explorers Club Outfitters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}