Fortunately for many of the 33 species of small cat, the SWCCF is already working to support many populations in the wild. Their mission is achieved by working with local partners around the world to identify and mitigate threats to the world’s small wild cats.​ We strongly promote the work of the SWCCF and urge all of you to support them if you are looking for ways to make an impact for small wildcats in the world.​

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Please look on their website for more information. This small extract taken from their website explains more below:

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"The Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation (SWCCF) works with partners and organizations around the world reducing and mitigating threats to small wild cats, while raising awareness of small wild cats and calling attention to the threats they face.

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We take a pragmatic approach to conservation: what are the threats and what are our partners doing to reduce those threats? Threats come in many forms from free-ranging chickens to misaligned government policy, from federally protected feral dogs, to bush-meat hunting. For example, many species of small cats are killed in retaliation for preying on domestic poultry, goats, and llamas. Thus, our local partners repair and build predator-proof henhouses, provide trained guard dogs to protect livestock, and supply rural communities with piglets to reduce poaching. 

 

Our partners provide custom solutions to people and communities to improve their lives while reducing threats to small cats and other wildlife. With few exceptions, SWCCF does not see a need for “more research.” Even if the ecology and natural history of a small cat species is entirely unknown, if the species is preying on chickens, enough is known to reduce the threat. In our rapidly changing world, threats continue to morph – so must our threat reduction actions."