OUR WORK: Research - Community - Conservation - Restoration
BWC in the Field
22 Trail-Camera Survey Sites
5 Wild Cat Species Documented
7 Communities Reached
Hundreds of Children Educated
600+ Trees Grown for Restoration
4 Restoration/Reforestation Sites
11 Years of Conservation Work
Field Research
Our long-term trail-camera monitoring encompasses all five of Belize's native wild cat species, with particular focus on two lesser-studied felids: the margay and jaguarundi.
Restoring Habitat
We work with private landowners and businesses to restore degraded areas and create wildlife corridors that can provide vital connections between forested landscapes. Using trail cameras, we monitor how wild cats and prey species respond as these habitats recover, helping us understand when restored areas begin functioning as wildlife habitat.
Community Engagement
Strength through Collaboration
We work with communities, schools and local partners to build awareness, encourage coexistence and inspire conservation across Belize.
Strength through Collaboration
Strength through Collaboration
Strength through Collaboration
We partner with Belize's hospitality and tourism industries to connect conservation with the landscapes their businesses depend upon. These collaborations can provide habitat restoration opportunities, wildlife monitoring sites and meaningful conservation experiences for visitors.
MARGAY FIELD RESEARCH
What don't we know?
We still know relatively little about how margays use fragmented, disturbed and recovering forests in Belize. After more than a decade of monitoring the species, we are still learning.
What is BWC trying to learn?
How margays move through changing landscapes, what vegetation and forest structure they require, and when they begin using recovering habitat.
How are we studying it?
We restore degraded habitat and monitor wildlife response using trail cameras. By documenting which species begin using recovering areas—and at what stage—we can investigate when restored habitat begins becoming useful to margays and their prey.
Why does it matter?
Understanding what margays need can help us restore habitat that actually works for this highly arboreal, forest-dependent cat.
JAGUARUNDI FIELD RESEARCH
What don't we know?
Jaguarundis remain among Belize's least-understood wild cats, particularly in regard to their habitat use and movement through altered landscapes.
What is BWC trying to learn?
How jaguarundis use fragmented and recovering habitats, and whether restored vegetation can provide the cover and connectivity they need.
How are we studying it?
We restore degraded habitat and use trail cameras to document how wildlife responds as vegetation recovers. By tracking when jaguarundis and their prey begin using these areas, we can better understand what makes restored habitat useful to this terrestrial small cat.
Why does it matter?
Knowing how jaguarundi respond to habitat restoration can help us design landscapes that reconnect habitat for this overlooked small cat.
