Local knowledge, exploitation, and conservation of the African golden cat Caracal aurata in Central Cameroon

The data contains the responses from a questionnaire survey. Data were collected in local communities in Cameroon using Kobocollect, to assess the knowledge of the locals on the African golden cat. The questions are listed in the first row and the following rows contain the answers of each participant. The first 13 columns contain socio-demographic questions and the remaining contain specific questions related to the African golden cat knowledge and exploitation. No abbreviation is used in the dataset except YCF (Council Forest of Yoko); MDNP (Mpem et Djim National park); 1 (Yes), 0(NO)