Overview
- Forest officials verified two caracals, a male and a female, in Shahgarh, raising the recorded local count to three.
- Teams installed more motion-sensing camera traps in Ghotaru and fitted another cat with a radio collar to map movement and habitat use.
- The Wildlife Institute of India is running a detailed study of behaviour and range to build a data-led path for protection.
- Institute surveys estimate only about 50 caracals remain in India, and the species is protected under Schedule 1 of wildlife law.
- Authorities and partners started community measures, including a Wildlife Trust pilot and a “goat bank” that replaces lost livestock after checks to deter retaliation.