Uganda’s Echuya Forest Reserve will become a national park, a move welcomed by conservationists working to protect the vulnerable African golden cat.
Forest-dependent and heavily threatened by snaring, the elusive cat may benefit as national parks increasingly act as species strongholds, alongside new community programs offering alternatives to bushmeat.
by Sean Mowbray
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