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| Kailas, R.; Tiwari, J. | |
| A rare, direct sighting of caracal from India | |
| 2019 Cat News (70): 15-16 | |
This note reports a direct sighting, with a photographic record, of caracal _Caracal caracal _from the district of Kutch in the state of Gujarat, northwest India, in April 2019. The caracal is considered endangered in India where it is believed to be disappearing from much of its former range. There have only been a handful of reliable direct sightings of the caracal from India's Central and Western regions over the last few decades. Given the rarity of this direct sighting and ever-increasing anthropogenic pressures on caracal habitat throughout its range in India, records such as this one provide vital information for future surveys and conservation efforts for the caracal in Kutch and other parts of its range within India. |
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