Namibian conservation status: Vulnerable. Threats: Habitat loss and degradation through overgrazing, which negatively affects prey populations; Unintentional mortality through predator control measures (e.g. shot and killed during night hunts; killed by hunting dogs; injury and mortality by gin traps and cage traps) ; Lack of legislative protection; High natural mortality (predation and disease) of wild populations; Possible decline in populations of springhare, aardvark or other animals that create shelter and dens for black-footed cats.