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| Bahaa-el-din, L.; Henschel, P.; Slotow, R.; MacDonald, D.W.; Hunter, L. | |
| Systematic survey efforts of the African golden cat - Part 1. Results from Gabon | |
| 2011 Cat News (55): 26-28 | |
Despite being classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, the African golden cat _Profelis aurata_ has never been the subject of a dedicated research effort. Threats such as logging and bushmeat hunting are ubiquitous across the golden cat's range, likely producing widespread but undocumented consequences for the species. With so little known about the African golden cat, baseline data on its status and an assessment of anthropogenic impacts is long overdue. We conducted a systematic camera-trap effort of golden cats in Gabon to assess the applicability of the technique to study this shy species. The survey produced 37 photographic captures of golden cats (at a rate of 1.44 per 100 trapping days), validating this method as a useful data-collection tool. The study also helped identify technical considerations which have been included in our ongoing research, which aims to assess the effects of human disturbance on the African golden cat, while also examining intra-guild competition with leopards _Panthera pardus_. |
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