Five wild cat species inhabit the forests of West Kalimantan — from the elusive Bay Cat to the graceful Clouded Leopard. Together, they serve as vital indicators of ecosystem health, yet their survival is increasingly threatened by habitat fragmentation and human pressures.

Sangga Bumi Lestari, an Indonesian not-for-profit organisation working in West Kalimantan, has established the West Kalimantan Small Cat Working Group. Facilitated in collaboration with the West Kalimantan Natural Resource Conservation Center (Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam), the Working Group seeks to assess the distribution of all five species of small cat in the province and develop a conservation action plan to ensure their long-term survival.