LIOC Endangered Species Conservation Federation, Inc., exists to further conservation of felid species with an emphasis on the efforts of individuals to gain knowledge of these wondrous creatures and promote captive propagation programs.

Whereas governments and other conservation organizations focus on preservation of the species in the wild, LIOC seeks to function as insurance, encouraging breeding of those felines often neglected in zoological collections due to their special requirements.

This guarantees captive gene pools, which, though endangered in the wild, would be preserved and, if needed, could be used for repopulation programs if later circumstances warranted.

LIOC believes individuals can, through captive breeding programs and record keeping, contribute greatly to man's knowledge of these creatures and their preservation. We maintain the individual's right to own and propagate these animals in accordance with sound management practices.

LIOC is dedicated to the preservation of these rights and the enhancement of these efforts through education and an open exchange of ideas and information among its members.