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| Breton, G.; Sliwa, A.; Azizi, S.; Essalhi, A. | |
| Sand cats in the Moroccan Sahara - preliminary results of a new study | |
| 2016 Cat News (63): 7-10 | |
We report on the North African subspecies of the sand cat _Felis margarita margarita_ and other desert carnivores in the Moroccan Sahara. The study was initiated in December 2015 under the approval of the Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forˆts et … la Lutte Contre la D‚sertification, and during 12 days of fieldwork, six carnivore species were observed: two felids (including the sand cat), three canids and one mustelid. The four sand cats seen, two males and two females, were captured, anaesthetized and fitted with GPS or VHF collars. We collected new morphological data, then followed two of them regularly, one less frequently, for several days and nights including observation of hunting sequences. High quality photographs of the sand cats were taken and preliminary results on home-ranges and behaviour are presented here. |
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