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Sliwa, A.; Wilson, B.; Ksters, M.; Tordiffe, A.; Lawrenz, A.; Marais, S.
Report on surveying, catching and monitoring Black-footed cats (Felis nigripes) on Benfontein Nature Reserve, Nuwejaarsfontein and Taaiboschpoort Farms in 2015
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Valuable data on censusing and catching black-footed cats have been collected again on this trip of the BFCWG on BFN, where the species was intensively studied between 1992-1998. We captured 6 new cats (during 5 nights of spotting) and exchanged the collar of remaining male "Bolt" on BFN. While we saw another 3 cats but failed to capture them our success rate was only 75%, despite the record number of bfcs caught in such a short period. We attained a slightly higher percent success rate on NJF and TBP with two new cats captured in two attempts (100% capture success) and the daytime exchange of the collars of the male "Zuma" and females "Nele" and "Sani" through extracting them from dens. We only saw one other uncollared bfc which we didn't attempt to catch.
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