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Sliwa, A.; Wilson Hartmann, B.; Ksters, M.; Schroeder, M.; Shipala, N.; Hartmann, A.; Drouilly, 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 2022
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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 one capture trip from 4-10 November 2022 to exchange the radio collars of one female and capture new individual black-footed cats (BFC) in the current long-term study area, Benfontein Nature Reserve (BFN), near Kimberley and continued onwards to southern Namibia, on farmland in Grnau (GR) from 11-16 November 2022. 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 Dr. Morgan Hauptfleisch (Namibia University of Science and Technology). This project used a vehicle (Toyota Hilux) loaned from the Namibian Chamber of Environment (NCE) from January to April 2022. The project was able to purchase a dedicated field vehicle, a Mitsubishi Triton, from funds received from the Cat Life Foundation, while accessories and insurance came from Pupkewitz Foundation and April Campbell in April 2022.

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