Pretty Kitty!
This has been a great week for rare animal sightings!
A camera trap has caught one of the world’s most elusive cats on film for the first time, conservationists say.
The Sundaland clouded leopard—only identified as its own species in 2007—was spotted recently in a National Park on the island of Sumatra (see map), according to the Zoological Society London (ZSL).
A ZSL rep says:
“This footage is further evidence of the rich wildlife found in Berbak National Park, and is yet another reason why it [is] essential that a conservation plan is put in place for the long-term protection of these forests.”
The species, probably numbers at fewer than ten thousand animals.