.....SCCA strategy

To understand the conservation needs of small
cats, we first need to learn their present
geographic range.  Most researchers admit that
finding small cats is much harder than finding large
cats or other carnivores.  Thus, I have used camera
phototraps to help me in my search.  

The first step is to locate places likely to have the
small cats I'm trying to find, then identify local
graduate students that are interested in working
on a degree program involving conservation.  I
supply the students with camera traps, accompany
them into the field, put out cameras, and help
identify potential partners to keep the students
going.  My repeated experience is that the
students are keen to produce results and keep the
cameras running.

Only with sustained effort will we find the rarest
of the rare - the small cats. This is why I created
the Small Cat Conservation Alliance.  It is
impossible to work alone.  My goal is continue.

Guigna (Oncifelis guigna)
Chile
Jim Sanderson