The wild Caracal has a vast range from South Africa to India, where it is also known as the Desert Lynx or the Persian Lynx. Across Africa it is sometimes called the African Lynx. Caracal Day appears to have originated … Read More
World Serval Day, observed annually on March 18, is a growing international awareness event dedicated to one of Africa’s most distinctive wild cats, the serval (Leptailurus serval). First launched in 2023 by the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, the day is part … Read More
African Golden Cat Conservation Status The African Golden Cat (Caracal aurata) is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This conservation status reflects ongoing declines in its habitat and inferred population decrease. In Uganda specifically, the species is … Read More
African Golden Cat (Caracal aurata) The African Golden Cat is one of the three cats in the Caracal family of cats and its closest relatives are the Caracal and the Serval. All three of these cats are medium-sized and occur … Read More
Serval (Leptailurus serval) The Serval wild cat is one of the three cats in the Caracal family of cats and its closest relatives are the Caracal and African Golden Cat. All three of these cats are medium-sized and occur predominantly … Read More
Caracal (Caracal caracal) The Caracal wild cat is one of the three cats in the Caracal family of cats and its closest relatives are the African Golden Cat and the Serval. We will be covering these three cats in the … Read More
Small wild cat news from the African Golden Cat Conservation Alliance, Uganda.
News from the Fishing Cat Conservation Alliance, Clouded Leopard Working group and the African Golden Cat Conservation Alliance.