African golden cat (Caracal aurata)

Mohamed bin Zayed Species project number 242534019

Continuing community-based conservation initiatives to discourage poaching and its impacts on the African golden cat in Kasyoha-Kitomi Central Forest Reserve.

The objectives are; 1) To Expand community-based livestock seed banks (goats) from the current 30 to 70 seedbanks led by reformed poacher households as alternative sources of meat and income in the four parishes around Kayoha-Kitomi to discourage poaching. 2)To establish community savings and loans scheme (SACCO) groups to increase household income and reduce poverty via credit and savings. 3) To continue community awareness and sensitization to discourage poaching and its impacts on African golden cat and other species. This will be done through community meetings. 4)To strengthen community support against poaching, while ensuring longterm survival of the African Golden Cat and other wildlife.

Project documents

• Butoha reformed group attending the Focus Group Discussion about the conservation of African Golden Cat
• Kashenyi reformed poachers posed for a group photo after an FGD during the monitoring of initiatives supported by MBZSCF and Embaka CBO. All members pledged to become guardians of conservation
• Buzenga reformed poachers group attending FGD while highlighting the effectiveness of the supported initiatives towards the conservation of African golden cat
• Group discussions about the effectiveness of Embaka initiatives toward the conservation of AGC during monitoring
• Reformed poachers in Katerera receiving livestock seed bank
• Community sensitization meeting from Buzenga parish
• Livestock beneficiary
• Livestock beneficiary
• District and National Forestry Authority conservation stakeholders meeting
• Community sensitisation meeting in Katerera Parish in Katerera Sub-county




Project 242534019 location - Uganda, Africa