African Wildcat

Felis lybica

IUCN Status

NA
Not Applicable
NE
Not Evaluated
DD
Data Deficient
Least Concern
NT
Near Threatened
VU
Vulnerable
EN
Endangered
CR
Critically Endangered
EW
Extinct in Wild
EX
Extinct

Taxonomy

ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA CARNIVORA FELIDAE Felis

External Links

146
Pledges
1
Organizations
73
Countries
2
Action Types

Pledges

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Guinea

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Angola

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Mongolia

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Israel

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Mali

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Afghanistan

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Algeria

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Morocco

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Armenia

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Azerbaijan

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Benin

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Botswana

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Burkina Faso

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Namibia

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Chad

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

China

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Egypt

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Gambia

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Tunisia

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

India

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Iran

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Iraq

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Kazakhstan

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Kenya

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Lebanon

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Lesotho

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Libya

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Mauritania

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

United Arab Emirates

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Mozambique

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Niger

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Pakistan

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Russia

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Saudi Arabia

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Senegal

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

South Africa

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Syria

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Tajikistan

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Tanzania

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Zimbabwe

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Turkmenistan

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Turkey

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Uganda

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Uzbekistan

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Yemen

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Burundi

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Djibouti

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Nigeria

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Eritrea

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Guinea-Bissau

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Jordan

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Kyrgyzstan

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Oman

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Palestine

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Rwanda

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Sierra Leone

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Somalia

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

South Sudan

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Sudan

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Zambia

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Cameroon

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Central African Republic

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Côte d'Ivoire

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Eswatini

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Georgia

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Guinea

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Nepal

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Kuwait

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Malawi

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Spain

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Togo

Submitted Jan 30, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Afghanistan

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Algeria

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Armenia

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Azerbaijan

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Botswana

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Burkina Faso

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Chad

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

China

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Egypt

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Ethiopia

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Gambia

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

India

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Iran

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Iraq

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Kazakhstan

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Kenya

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Lebanon

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Lesotho

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Libya

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Mali

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Mauritania

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Mongolia

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Morocco

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Mozambique

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Namibia

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Niger

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Pakistan

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Russia

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Saudi Arabia

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Senegal

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

South Africa

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Syria

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Cameroon

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Central African Republic

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Côte d'Ivoire

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Eswatini

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Georgia

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Ghana

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Kuwait

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Malawi

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Nepal

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Spain

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Togo

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Turkey

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Angola

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Benin

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Tajikistan

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Tanzania

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Tunisia

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Turkmenistan

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Uganda

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Kyrgyzstan

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

United Arab Emirates

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Uzbekistan

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Yemen

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Zimbabwe

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Burundi

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Israel

Submitted Feb 4, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Ethiopia

Submitted Feb 4, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Cats / The Big Cat Sanctuary

Ghana

Submitted Feb 4, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Djibouti

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Eritrea

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Guinea-Bissau

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Jordan

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Nigeria

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Oman

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Palestine

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Rwanda

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Sierra Leone

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Somalia

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

South Sudan

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Sudan

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning

IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group

Zambia

Submitted Feb 3, 2026

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Assessment Recovery Planning