This small cat lives in 14 countries of Central Asia and its threats are increasing: it is hunted for its fur, for a traditional medicine, and evicted from its habitat…
It is one of the symbols of the Central Asia steppe. However,, we know almost anything about it: the Palla’s cat is a little, but robust feline, known more by…
The Sicilian researcher Claudio Augugliaro, Executive Director of Wildlife Initiative and member of the Steering Committee of the Manul Working Group, is one of the most expert of this elusive…
A scientific project in Mongolia set by a researcher from Palermo, is getting remarkable results using FoxLights, lights that keeps predators far from livestock, involving local communities. Could this represent…
Have you ever heard about the Pallas’s cat? This peculiar animal is a wild cat of the leopard cat lineage and it is unique within the genus Otocolobus. Read all
We aim to increase the knowledge on the ecology and biology of this species, namely population dynamics, and spatial and temporal overlap with co-predators, preys and domestic animals. Given the…
Leader of Wildlife Initiative International and Executive Director of Wildlife Initiative Mongolia. Claudio is the co-founder of Wildlife Initiative International.
As an ecologist he has a great experience in working on Mongolian carnivores. Since 2012, he mainly worked on the snow leopard and the Pallas’s cat. He is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), a member of the Steering Committee of the Manul Working Group, and a member of the Snow Leopard Network. He holds collaborations with many researchers and conservation institutions across the world and he is a partner of Snow Leopard Conservancy. As the Wildlife Initiative leader, he coordinates the activities of the NGO throughout the four continents, taking part in the field work and managing the relationships with all the stakeholders. He has been living with his family in Mongolia since 2013.
