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"As a part of the IUCN/Species Survival commission’s Cat Specialist Group based in Switzerland, the BWG is a cooperative, comprised of carnivore biologists, conservation biologists, policy makers, and advocates who are concerned about the present status of border cats --ocelots (Leopardus pardalis), jaguars (Panthera onca), and jaguarundis (Herpailurus yaguarondi)-- throughout their historic range in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, and Tamaulipas.
Members of the BWG have come together because they believe that: (1) cats as top predators are a fundamental component of border ecosystems; (2) bordercat conservation is critical; (3) present recovery plans and efforts are often inadequate for cat recovery; and (4) threats to their survival are persistent. By working together in an international setting, BWG believes that great strides can be made for these cats.
BWG consists of a core group of founders from the public and private sectors and a larger group of associates who wish to contribute to BWG projects. In addition, the BWG has identified a number of individuals whom they wish to recruit.
The Bordercats Working Group (BWG) is part of the BWG is concerned with all bordercats, currently the group is focused on improving the long-term health and recovery of three endangered species, the jaguar, jaguarundi, and ocelot in the border regions of the USA, including areas in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and adjacent Mexican states of Coahuila, Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, and Tamaulipas.
Through our cooperative efforts, BWG will both formally and informally influence the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recovery teams for each of the species. Range distributions for each species are greater than one state or country, thus, the current capacity of the formal recovery teams to actually achieve recovery, without the help of a greater scientific and conservation community, is limited." A member since: Thu, Nov 27th 2008, 17:10 My Website: http://www.bordercats.org/ Current Status
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