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Sliwa, A.; Wilson, B.; Ksters, M.; Herrick, J.; Lawrenz, A.; Lamberski, N.; Hartmann, A.; Anver, J.; Schroeder, M.; Shipala, N.; Hauptfleisch, M.
Black-footed Cat Working Group - report on surveying, catching and monitoring black-footed cats (_Felis nigripes_) on Benfontein Nature Reserve, South Africa and on Grnau Farms, Namibia in 2020
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The Black-footed Cat Working Group (BFCWG) aims to conserve this rare cat species by furthering awareness and conducting multidiciplinary research on the species' biology. The BFCWG owns a research vehicle (Ford Ranger 2.6 l) which is insured and its running and maintenance costs are covered through a dedicated Non-Profit Company since 2019. The specialised equipment required for our research is stored at the McGregor Museum, Kimberley, Northern Cape Province. This year we made a joint trip to assist in establishing a new study in southern Namibia, on farmland in Grnau (GR) from 24 February - 2 March 2020 and then to exchange and capture new individual black-footed cats (BFC) in the current long-term study area, Benfontein Nature Reserve (BFN) in the current long-term study area, Benfontein Nature Reserve (BFN), near Kimberley from 2 - 8 March 2020. We also report here, in abbreviated form, on the Black-Footed Cat Research Project Namibia which is managed locally by Martina Ksters (wildlife specialist) and Morgan Hauptfleisch (NUST).

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