RARE SIGHTING: Threatened rusty-spotted cat seen after 10 years in Uttar Pradesh

Even as a tiger census is presently underway, two rare wildlife species - a rusty spotted cat and a coral red kukri snake- were spotted by H Rajamohan, director of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh, during a stroll in the forest.

The rusty-spotted cat, known to be the smallest member of the cat family, was spotted in Mala range while the coral red kukri snake was sighted in the Haripur range. The first picture of the cat was captured 10 years ago by camera traps installed in the PTR for the tiger census, but the feline was not seen since then.

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