‭ E‬‭ENDIEN‬‭CAT‬‭EN‬‭DENYEROF‬‭EXTENSHION‬

D
‭Endenyerat‬ ‭filens‬ ‭ar‬ ‭mor‬ ‭niumerous‬ ‭dean‬‭iu‬‭maik‬‭amayin.‬‭En‬‭adishion‬‭tu‬‭da‬‭taiger‬‭end‬‭de‬
‭Aivirien‬‭lents,‬‭oder‬‭leser‬‭nou‬‭cats‬‭arals‬‭truedent.‬‭Uanof‬‭den‬‭is‬‭de‬‭edien‬‭cat.‬

t‭hissmoul‬ ‭guail‬‭cat,‬‭guichis‬‭ols‬‭noun‬‭as‬‭a‬‭lents‬‭cat,‬‭is‬‭uanof‬‭da‬‭moust‬‭truedentdenimols‬‭en‬
‭de‬‭americas.‬

‭It‬‭is‬‭de‬‭protagonest‬‭of‬‭de‬‭coins‬‭ofa‬‭san:‬

‭ erar‬‭less‬‭de‬‭fourtin‬‭jandrien‬‭adalt‬‭endien‬‭cats‬‭en‬‭da‬‭worlk,‬‭mustof.‬
D
‭demen‬‭peru.‬‭derfeor,‬‭de‬‭central‬‭reserf‬‭benk‬‭of‬‭peru‬‭includssins‬‭tueni‬‭nitin‬‭thissmoul‬‭guail‬‭cat‬
‭en‬‭its‬‭colecshion‬‭of‬‭san‬‭coins‬‭''endenyerd‬‭guailf‬‭of‬‭Peru''.‬

‭ e‬ ‭endien‬ ‭cat‬ ‭jas‬ ‭adaptid‬ ‭so‬‭wel‬‭to‬‭its‬‭envairoment,‬‭dadit‬‭jas‬‭bicom‬‭practicli‬‭invisivol‬‭to‬‭de‬

d
‭giumen‬‭ai.‬

‭ lusef.‬‭reserfd‬‭complitli‬‭sailen‬‭end‬‭,‬‭anlaid‬‭oder‬‭lidel‬‭janters,‬‭ruily‬‭esmoul:‬‭de‬‭endien‬‭cat‬‭jas‬
A
‭bina‬‭jadic‬‭for‬‭baioloyiks‬‭estading‬‭the‬‭baiosfir‬‭of‬‭de‬‭munten‬‭reinch,‬‭for‬‭de‬‭incrediboul‬‭abiliot‬‭tu‬
‭ajaid,‬‭end‬ ‭a‬‭cot‬‭dat‬‭jas‬‭exactli‬‭de‬‭seim‬‭colour‬‭of‬‭de‬‭estonson‬‭de‬‭saments,‬‭de‬‭locols‬‭now‬‭it‬
‭as‬‭de‬‭endien‬‭goust.‬

‭ ispairits‬ ‭iunik‬ ‭quek-abiliri,‬ ‭de‬ ‭endein‬ ‭cat‬ ‭jas‬ ‭guoven‬ ‭intimet‬ ‭releishionshep‬ ‭wit‬ ‭de‬ ‭neitf‬
D
‭pipolsof‬‭de‬‭ruiyen.‬‭De‬‭Aymara,‬‭for‬‭exampol,‬‭naou‬‭it‬‭as‬‭'titi'.‬‭For‬‭der‬‭part,‬‭de‬‭Quechua‬‭refer‬‭tu‬
‭de‬‭espishis‬‭as‬‭'chinchey'.‬‭De‬‭trut‬‭is‬ ‭dat‬‭jiis‬‭considired‬‭a‬‭seicred‬‭filain,‬‭ju‬‭ruls‬‭de‬‭Alqui‬‭vali‬‭an‬
‭Peru.‬

‭ cording‬ ‭tu‬ ‭de‬ ‭multinashional‬ ‭networ‬ ‭Alianza‬ ‭Gato‬ ‭Andino‬ ‭(AGA),‬ ‭it-is‬ ‭among‬ ‭de‬ ‭must‬
A
‭truendent‬‭filains‬‭in‬‭de‬‭americas‬‭end‬‭amon‬‭de‬‭faif‬‭must‬‭endenyerad‬‭on‬‭de‬‭pleanet.‬

‭CARACTERISTICS‬‭OF‬‭IU‬‭JABITADS‬

‭ e‬ ‭endien‬ ‭cat‬ ‭isan‬ ‭enimol‬ ‭wit‬ ‭erid‬ ‭jabitats‬‭end‬‭extruin‬‭temperturs,‬‭saches‬‭dos‬‭found‬‭in‬‭de‬

D
‭jaigsteries‬‭of‬‭de‬‭central‬‭Endies‬‭end‬‭de‬‭peruvian‬‭jeilends,‬‭de‬‭boulivian‬‭platou‬‭end‬‭de‬‭jaid‬‭piks‬
‭of‬ ‭de‬ ‭Endis‬ ‭of‬ ‭Chile‬ ‭end‬‭Argentina.‬‭Dey‬‭ar‬‭eiries‬‭of‬‭lirol‬‭vegeteishion‬‭end‬‭roky‬‭patches‬‭wit‬
‭som‬ ‭worer‬ ‭sourses‬ ‭dat‬ ‭gif‬ ‭shalter‬ ‭tu‬‭veries‬‭espishis.‬‭It-is‬‭a‬‭naturli‬‭fragmented‬‭kabitad,‬‭wer‬
‭esmol‬‭envairomentol‬‭modifiqueishion‬ ‭ken‬‭bi‬‭de‬‭diferens‬‭bitwin‬‭laif‬‭end‬‭deft.‬

‭ e‬ ‭jabitad‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬ ‭meliendien‬ ‭cat‬ ‭ken‬ ‭oquiupay‬ ‭de‬ ‭espeis‬ ‭of‬ ‭abaut‬‭faif‬‭daunsen‬‭soquer‬‭fiuls,‬
D
‭acording‬‭to‬‭de‬‭AGA,‬‭wich‬‭estimeits‬‭dat‬‭derar‬‭lessden‬‭uan‬‭dausen‬‭four‬‭handruit‬‭individuals‬‭in‬
‭de‬‭topicaliri.‬‭this‬‭espishis‬‭ols‬‭shers‬‭part‬‭of‬‭its‬‭tuerritori‬‭witanoder‬‭cat,‬‭de‬‭pajonal‬‭cat.‬

‭ an‬‭of‬‭de‬‭mein‬‭problems‬‭for‬‭its‬‭conserveishion‬‭is‬‭poliricol.‬‭its‬‭tuerritori‬‭is‬‭divaidid‬‭bitwin‬‭four‬
U
‭countris‬ ‭wit‬ ‭a‬ ‭social,‬ ‭kuhl-chr-uhl‬ ‭end‬ ‭economic‬ ‭diversiti‬ ‭dat‬ ‭truasleits‬ ‭into‬ ‭diferent‬ ‭poblic‬
‭poulisis.‬‭It-is‬‭a‬‭chalench‬‭win‬‭disainig‬‭cruos-coring‬ ‭conserveishion‬‭estruarichis.‬

‭CARACTERISTICS‬‭OF‬‭DE‬‭ENDIEN‬‭CAT‬
I‭ts‬ ‭cout‬ ‭is‬ ‭ash‬ ‭grey‬ ‭wit‬ ‭redishi-ielowish‬ ‭braun‬ ‭espots‬ ‭on‬ ‭but‬ ‭saids‬ ‭of‬ ‭de‬ ‭bady,‬ ‭givin‬ ‭de‬
‭apiriens‬ ‭of‬ ‭continius‬ ‭estraips.‬ ‭It‬ ‭ken‬ ‭bi‬ ‭ricognais‬ ‭bay‬ ‭its‬ ‭long‬ ‭teol,‬ ‭wich‬ ‭aquipais‬ ‭sixti‬ ‭six‬
‭poursend‬ ‭tu‬ ‭seventi‬‭faif‬‭poursend‬‭of‬‭its‬‭toroul‬‭lengf.‬‭It-is‬‭a‬‭fick,‬ ‭plash-lokin‬‭teiol‬‭adornd‬‭wit‬
‭dark‬‭end‬‭laig‬‭braun‬‭rends.‬‭Deir‬‭legsols‬‭jaf‬‭eslimer‬‭bends‬‭or‬‭dark‬‭espats,‬‭but‬‭dey‬‭du‬‭not‬‭form‬
‭complit‬‭rings.‬

‭In‬‭terms‬‭of‬‭deir‬‭bejeivior‬‭,‬‭endien‬‭cats‬‭difer‬‭from‬‭oder‬‭enimols‬‭of‬‭deir‬‭espishis‬‭bay‬‭bing‬‭calm.‬

‭DEIR‬‭FUD‬

I‭t‬‭fids‬‭on‬‭esmol‬‭end‬‭midium-sais‬‭rudents‬‭of‬‭de‬‭yeneraabrotrex,‬‭Chinchilla,‬‭ayidiem,‬‭tinomis,‬
‭and‬‭failoris,‬‭among‬‭oders,‬‭as‬‭will‬‭as‬‭aquaric‬‭birds,‬‭terrestrial,‬‭egs‬‭end‬‭reptaiuls.‬

‭TRUETS‬

‭ e‬ ‭imn‬ ‭trueits‬ ‭feicin‬ ‭de‬ ‭endien‬ ‭cat‬ ‭ar‬ ‭janting,‬ ‭the‬ ‭escarci‬ ‭of‬ ‭prey‬ ‭end‬ ‭de‬ ‭losend‬
D
‭fragmenteishion‬‭of‬‭its‬‭jabitad.‬

‭ his‬‭enimols‬‭is‬‭considird‬‭seicrid‬‭in‬‭veirius‬‭indiyinous‬‭tradishion‬‭end‬‭is‬‭iusd‬‭en‬‭jarvest‬‭festevol‬
T
‭asa‬‭sacrifais.‬‭dis‬‭fact‬‭,‬‭togeder‬‭eit‬‭de‬‭jan‬‭for‬‭its‬‭eskien,‬‭ar‬‭de‬‭thu‬‭mein‬‭treits‬‭it‬‭safers.‬

‭ abitad‬ ‭altereishion‬ ‭end‬ ‭dsitracshion,‬ ‭miinly‬ ‭bay‬ ‭extensif‬ ‭maining,‬ ‭extracshion‬ ‭offioul‬
J
‭risources,‬‭end‬‭tu‬‭a‬‭leser‬‭exten‬‭laifstock‬‭greising‬‭is‬‭incrisingly‬‭afectin‬‭is‬‭populeishion.‬

‭ ver‬‭de‬‭yiers,‬‭wi‬‭jaf‬‭meniegch‬‭aidentifai‬‭de‬‭must‬‭importint‬‭truets‬‭tu‬‭de‬‭permenens‬‭of‬‭endien‬
O
‭cat‬‭papuleishion,‬‭buut‬‭dairec‬‭end‬‭indairec.‬‭truug‬‭de‬‭multinaishional‬‭prougrems‬‭dey‬‭ar‬‭meikin‬
‭interveishions‬ ‭tu‬ ‭niutralais‬ ‭or‬ ‭ridius‬ ‭de‬ ‭impac‬ ‭of‬ ‭dis‬ ‭truets‬ ‭,‬ ‭ruespeting‬ ‭locol‬ ‭culturs‬ ‭end‬
‭idiusincrisis,‬‭guorkin‬‭wit‬‭comiunurits.‬

‭●‬ ‭paillatif‬‭janting:‬

‭ urten‬ ‭laifstok‬ ‭practises‬ ‭resultin‬ ‭confic‬ ‭situenshions,‬ ‭guer‬ ‭certein‬ ‭neirif‬ ‭carnivors‬
S
‭(espeshialy‬‭pumes‬‭end‬‭foxes)‬‭atek‬‭domestic‬‭laifstok.‬‭dis‬‭situenshion‬‭causes‬‭laifstok‬
‭prodiusers‬ ‭tu‬ ‭jant‬ ‭carnivours‬ ‭indiscraiminit-ly,‬ ‭afectecting‬ ‭oder‬ ‭espishis‬ ‭saches‬ ‭de‬
‭endien‬‭cat‬‭end‬‭ivin‬‭cariion‬‭enimols.‬‭In‬‭noder‬‭paragonia,‬‭de‬‭jant‬‭is‬‭so‬‭jait‬‭dat‬‭mor‬‭den‬
‭jalf‬ ‭of‬ ‭de‬ ‭records‬ ‭of‬ ‭presens‬ ‭of‬ ‭endien‬ ‭cat‬ ‭obteind‬ ‭correspomd‬ ‭tu‬ ‭enimols‬ ‭dat‬ ‭jaf‬
‭been‬‭janted.‬

‭●‬ j‭anting:‬
‭janting‬ ‭for‬ ‭tradishional‬ ‭iuses,‬ ‭oportunistic‬ ‭janting‬ ‭or‬‭de‬‭janting‬‭of‬‭prey‬‭populeishion,‬
‭ken‬ ‭bi‬ ‭a‬ ‭meiyior‬ ‭truadin‬ ‭someiries‬ ‭of‬ ‭endien‬ ‭cat‬ ‭distribushion,‬ ‭end‬ ‭ken‬ ‭lid‬ ‭tu‬ ‭de‬
‭reducshion‬‭of‬‭its‬‭populeishion.‬‭Wail‬‭dis‬‭tradishional‬‭practisius‬‭tu‬‭bi‬‭susteinebol‬‭wit‬‭de‬
‭envairoment‬ ‭,‬ ‭on‬ ‭a‬ ‭larch‬ ‭esquel‬ ‭dey‬ ‭ken‬ ‭produs‬ ‭a‬ ‭lerch‬ ‭imbalacin‬ ‭de‬ ‭icosistem‬
‭darafects‬‭ol‬‭espishis‬‭dat‬‭ar‬‭part‬‭ofit.‬

‭Wat‬‭dos‬‭Peru‬‭du‬‭tu‬‭protec‬‭de‬‭endien‬‭cat?‬
‭ ins‬‭tueni‬‭naitin‬‭,‬‭de‬‭ministry‬‭of‬‭de‬‭envairoment‬‭considers‬‭de‬‭endien‬‭cat‬‭as‬‭de‬‭filain‬
s
‭espishis‬ ‭in‬ ‭grueirist‬ ‭denyerin‬ ‭peru‬ ‭.‬ ‭In‬‭our‬‭contry‬‭country,‬‭les‬‭den‬‭faif‬‭handrit‬‭injabit‬
‭de‬‭jaig‬‭eiries‬‭of‬‭de‬‭Andis,‬‭at‬‭tri‬‭dausen‬‭six‬‭handrit‬‭mirers‬‭abauf‬ ‭sii‬‭level,‬‭from‬‭Ancash‬
‭tu‬‭Tacna,‬‭meinly‬‭in‬‭roky‬‭eiries‬‭wit‬‭lirul‬‭veyeteishion.‬

‭ e‬ ‭endien‬ ‭cat‬ ‭is‬ ‭clasifaides‬ ‭''endenyerd''‬ ‭(EN)‬ ‭bay‬ ‭peruvian‬ ‭lows.‬ ‭It-is‬ ‭includid‬ ‭en‬
D
‭apendix‬ ‭I‬ ‭of‬ ‭de‬ ‭convenshion‬ ‭on‬‭internashional‬‭endenyered‬‭espishis‬‭of‬‭guaiol‬‭faune‬
‭end‬‭flora‬‭(CITES).‬

‭ aik‬ ‭oder‬ ‭filains,‬ ‭uan‬ ‭of‬ ‭de‬ ‭bigist‬ ‭preshiurson‬ ‭dis‬ ‭espishis‬ ‭jas‬ ‭biin‬ ‭janting‬ ‭tu‬ ‭ius‬‭its‬
L
‭esken,‬‭as‬‭wil‬‭-as‬‭jabitat‬‭los‬‭end‬‭degredeishion.‬

‭DE‬‭ENDIEN‬‭CAT‬