Once widespread across India’s grasslands, the caracal had nearly vanished from public consciousness. The rediscovery not only reaffirms the caracal’s presence in Thar Desert but also highlights the urgent need to protect its fragile habitat from imminent threats, such as large-scale solar projects

In a ground-breaking re-discovery, a dedicated grassroots expedition led by Sumer Singh Bhati, a nature enthusiast from Sanwata village in Jaisalmer, along with Pankaj Bishnoi, Bombay Natural History Society’s Community Engagement Officer, has found a population of the elusive Asiatic Caracal (Caracal caracal schmitzi) in Ramgarh, Jaisalmer. The team took its first photo in Jaisalmer district on November 13 during their grassland survey. The expedition estimates that at least 10 pairs of ca

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