Conservation
Local activities and actions are needed, which is why the GCWG works in different regions and locally.
 

Threats

The species is not considered threatened globally, but in several regions it is categorized as threatened locally.
 

Who we are?

Our strategy

People need to know the species, its biology and threats to conservation to support our efforts. We will use social media to raise public awareness and, at the same time, carry out environmental education campaigns in local communities.
We are now collectively identifying the local factors that threaten the wildcat, in order to prioritize actions. Each member's project has its own objectives and aims to answer different questions related to the species. However, all of the projects in our working group involve the conservation of the species among its objectives, and the GCWG will build on these pre-existing projects. We are supporting conservation actions such as:

• Awareness programs with children and using social media to reduce future threats;
• Surveys and monitoring of wildcat populations in different regions of their distribution;
• Alignment and application of government policies (local, regional and national);
• Partnerships and financing for existing rescue, rehabilitation and release centers;
• Actions to reduce pedestrian accidents (speed reducer, fences, outdoors, etc.).
• Reduction of conflicts
• Finally, when necessary, we will support research aimed at improving our understanding of the ecological needs of this wild cat.

During our first year, we are selecting projects that are already running or intend to initiate mitigation actions as our priority projects. The projects are already committed and engaged and GCWG are helping and supporting each one GCWG in conservation actions.

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