Sand Cat Endangered Facts

After mating the female sand cat has a gestation period of 59 67 days.

Sand cat endangered facts. Humans feral domestic dogs lions jackals wild dogs venomous snakes and birds of prey hunt the sand cat. The sand cats small mammal prey base depends on having adequate vegetation and may experience large fluctuations due to drought Sunquist and Sunquist 2002 or declines due to desertification and loss of natural vegetationOther localized threats include the introduction of feral and domestic dogs and cats creating direct competition and through predation and. Interesting Sand Cat Facts.

Zookeepers at the North Carolina Zoo found a unique way to provide exercise for the sand cats. Sand Cats are the most difficult to study cat breeds in the wild. This endangered breed is found in the Sahara desert of North Africa Middle Eastern countries and even in Central Asia.

Sand cat is listed as nearly threatened which means that it may become endangered in the near future. Sand cats are being protected and conserved by prohibiting theirhunting in. Sand cats are threatened by habitat loss hunting and collection for the pet trade.

The major threat to the Sand Cat being endangered is habitat degeneration. A cat-sized exercise wheel. Roads cutting through habitat.

Extinct in Wild EW Critically Endangered CR Endangered EN Vulnerable VU Near Threatened NT Least Concern LC Not Evaluated NE Care and Wellness. Habitat degradation is the major threat to the sand cat. Traps and snares intended for other animals such as the fox.

Vulnerable arid ecosystems are being rapidly degraded by human settlement and activity especially livestock grazing Allan and Warren 1993 Al-Sharhan et al. But this species is threatened by hunting and collection for the pet trade. They occupy areas in the desert that has small shrubs and receive rainfall less than 20mm a year.