Mwezi 'Badru' Mugerwa won the Emerging Conservationist award for his work protected African golden cats Mugerwa and the Indianapolis Prize winner will be honored during a gala in September.

Mugerwa has dedicated the past 15 years working with local communities to stop the poaching of the African golden cat (Caracal aurata), a species endemic to West and Central Africa. He and his ...

A Ugandan conservationist working to preserve the African golden cat won the second-ever Emerging Conservationist award from ...