CAT CONSERVATION TRUST & KAROO PREDATOURS
South Africa enjoys seven species of indigenous wild cats. The big cats of Africa, like lions and cheetah, receive much focus and attention through tourism and the fact tha they are more easily sighted than their smaller cousins. The small cats form an essential link in our ecosystem, but desperately require the same status as the larger cats.
The Cat Conservation Trust is a non-profit trust that aims to create public awareness of the plight of the small cats through research and education.
Cat Conservation Trust - Interesting Facts
- Friday, 31st December 2021
Camera trap technology in black backed jackal research
Trialling a simple camera-trap based method to estimateBlack-backed jackal population density - Thursday, 30th April 2020
Tick borne parasites affecting caracals
Molecular detection of tick‑borne pathogens in caracals (Caracal caracal) living in human‑modified landscapes of South Africa - Monday, 9th December 2019
Black backed jackals - learning from science and history
Learning from science and history about black‐backed jackals Canis mesomelas and their conflict with sheep farmers in South Africa.Nattrass, N., Drouilly, M., & O'riain, M. J. Mammal Review. (2020) Vol 50 (1), 101-111The black‐backed jackal... - Sunday, 1st March 2015
Dead or alive? Comparing costs and benefits of lethal and non-lethal human-wildlife conflict mitigation on livestock farms
McManus J.S., Dickman A.J., Gaynor D. , Smuts B.H., Macdonald D.W.