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Palei, N.C.; Rath, B.P.; Mallik, P.S.; Acharya, S.N.; Sarangi, K.
Occurrence of rusty-spotted cat in Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India
2023 Cat News (77): 18-21
The rusty-spotted cat _Prionailurus rubiginosus_ is a vulnerable species, endemic to India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. We deployed 115 camera traps during four phases in Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary from 14 November to 13 May 2022 with a total sampling effort of 4,490 trap days. Out of 16,824 camera trap photographs, eight photo captures of rusty spotted cats were recorded from the Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary. Previously, there have been no rusty spotted cat records from the sanctuary. We provide here photographic evidence of the rusty-spotted cats and highlight the importance of Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary for threatened species conservation
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