African Golden Cat (Caracal aurata aurata) grey morph male in rainforest, Kibale National Park, western Uganda. Mugerwa’s work doesn’t stop with the African golden cat. He also serves as the ...

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 ...

scientifically known as Caracal aurata, which are about twice the size of domestic cats. The future of African golden cats is threatened by deforestation and poachers who sell pelts and bushmeat.

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 is the founder and director of Embaka, which focuses on the preservation of the African golden cat. The work includes a community-based anti-poaching project at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest ...

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

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He established the first-ever community-based anti-poaching conservation project focused on the African golden cat at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Uganda. Mugerwa also created the ...