PANTHERA

Consultant

• Determine sites where Andean cats have been well-studied in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, or Perú in the last 15 years.
• Determine associated national/international agencies and donors for this work.
• Engage with lead agencies of currently active Andean cat sites to understand their goals and success measures over the next 3-5 years.
• Facilitate engagement with indigenous communities, government agencies, Universities, NGOs, and other regional partners to gather insights on land use, conflicts, and social dynamics of study sites.
• Identify main threats to species and potential conservation actions.
• Map current land use, conflict zones, ecological corridors, and future land-use scenarios using GIS and spatial analysis tools.
• Identify and prioritize zones within a ~10,000 km² area that meet ecological and social criteria for conservation actions.
• Map potential scientific collaborators, conservation action partners, donors, and other relevant stakeholders for future work.
• Synthesize information into a comprehensive report focusing on candidate collaboration sites.