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Regmi, G.R.; Ale, P.B.
Experts' opinion on status and threats of marbled cat
2021 Cat News (73): 42-44
Google Forms was used to assess the status of and threats to the very elusive and rare marbled cat _Pardofelis marmorata_ in its range countries including Nepal. The survey link was sent by emails on 07 August 2020 to 200 experts globally. Response were received beteween 07 August 2020 and 16 September 2020. Out of 200, 120 responded to our survey. 108 participants had knowledge on small wild cats and 92 of them res-ponded to marbled cat related questions. All respondents agreed that marbled cat has been facing serious survival threats in all of its range countries. The participants chose the habitat loss as the primary threat for the marbled cat followed by hunting, poaching and illegal trade. They have equally suggested habitat protection, effective implementation of laws by authorities and community outreach programmes as the threat mitigation measures for the marbled cat. The conservation partners and related stakeholders are required to commence such conservation actions to save one of the world's most secret small wild cats from extinction.
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