How to help Caracals and info on Caracals

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The caracal (Caracal caracal) /ˈkærəkæl/ is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ears, and long canine teeth. Its coat is uniformly reddish tan or sandy, while the ventral parts are lighter with small reddish markings. It reaches 40–50 cm (16–20 in) at the shoulder and weighs 8–19 kg (18–42 lb). Caracals are most known for being the internet sensation Big Floppa. In Africa, the caracal is widely distributed south of the Sahara, but considered rare in North Africa. In Asia, it occurs from the Arabian Peninsula, Middle East, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan to western India. It inhabits forests, savannas, marshy lowlands, semideserts, and scrub forests, but prefers dry areas with low rainfall and availability of cover. In montane habitats such as in the Ethiopian Highlands, it occurs up to an elevation of 3,000 m (9,800 ft). Caracals are usually associated with Servals. They are nicknamed the "death Lynx".
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**TW talk about death and killings of animals**
The actual number of Caracal in the wild is unknown. They are considered rare or threatened in Asia and North Africa. In central and southern Africa they are considered widespread and hunted as a poultry raiders or shot on sight wherever they are found. Poisoned carcasses which kill a variety of carnivores are also put out by ranchers to kill predators. Between 1931-1952, an average of 2,219 Caracals per year were killed in South Africa during predator control operations. Namibian farmers responding to a government questionnaire reported killing up to 2,800 Caracals in 1981. Caracals are most numerous in South Africa and Namibia, where their range is expanding, possibly due to extirpation of black-backed jackals by farmers. An additional threat is severe habitat loss. As people move further into their territory, their prey species are driven out and persecution increases. Although the cat’s conservation status is listed as Least Concern, it is Threatened in North Africa, and Critically Endangered in Morocco. The major threats to the Caracal are habitat destruction and hunting. Many time the hunting is retaliation for the killing of livestock. Caracals have also been killed by larger wild cats such as tigers and leopards. Many countries prohibit the killing of caracals. How to help is by Trying to stay away from buying general wildcat fur and if you do ever see a Caracal in real life try and find a conservation area and call them and get them to pick it up.