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Caption: Andean Mountain cat
Dee Turner
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Caption: Common Name: Andean Mountain Cat
Scientific Name: Leopardus jacobita
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Caption: Reports of this cats diet include mountain chinchillas and mountain viscachas.
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Caption: The Andean cat occurs in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru and the northern Patagonian steppe in Argentina. Only found in the rocky-arid and semi-arid zones of the high Andes above the timberline.
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Caption: Habitat loss though extensive mining, resource extraction for fuel, and cattle grazing are the main threats to these cats, followed by hunting of the cats and their prey
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Caption: Recovery plan The Andean Cat is protected by National Law 22421 of wildlife conservation and its Statutory Decree 666/97. Also, Resolution N°63/86 of the Secretary of Agriculture.
Caption: Work cited page
http://www.wildcatconservation.org/wild-cats/south-america/andean-cat/
http://bigcatrescue.org/andean-mountain-cat-facts/