COA touts effectiveness of leopard cat patrols CIVILIAN EFFORT: Members of a temple in Nantou County have helped relocate two of the endangered cats found near chicken coops, the agriculture agency said Staff writer, with CNA Nine civilian patrols have been established in Nantou County to protect Taiwan’s endangered leopard cat population, the Council of Agriculture (COA) said in a statement yesterday. The patrols are part of a pilot program launched by the Endemic Species Research Institute in 2019, which offers government grants to residents in Nantou and Miaoli counties to engage in the protection of the local populations of the small wild cat, it said.