India Released Its First Comprehensive National Conservation Framework for the Caracal, Fishing Cat and Clouded Leopard
The Wildlife Institute of India released a 220-page national action plan on 4 August 2026 for caracals, fishing…
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Anticoagulant Rat Poisons Were Detected in 78% of Sampled Cape Town Caracals
A ten-year Cape Town study found anticoagulant rodenticides in 78% of analysed caracal liver samples, with higher exposure…
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Camera Trap Confirmed Caracal Presence in Kuno National Park
A camera trap recorded a caracal in Kuno National Park in June 2026, providing a rare confirmed recent…
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About 74% of Modelled Suitable Caracal Habitat in Greater Ranthambhore Lies Outside Protected Areas
A 2026 study mapped 14,284 km² of suitable caracal habitat across the Greater Ranthambhore landscape in India, with…
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Cape Town’s Urban Landscape Has Left Peninsula Caracals Genetically Isolated
A 2026 genetic study found reduced diversity and roughly doubled relatedness in Cape Peninsula caracals, with Cape Town’s…
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Public Caracal Sightings Reproduced Key Habitat Patterns From GPS Collars in Cape Town
A 2026 Cape Town study compared 897 public caracal sightings with 14,253 GPS locations and found broad agreement…
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Caracals in the Arava Valley Strongly Selected Creek Beds and Fed Mainly on Wild Prey
A 2026 study of ten radio-collared caracals in Israel's Arava Valley found strong selection for creek beds, a…
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Cape Peninsula Caracals Used Urban Edges but Kept to Darker Routes at Night
GPS data from 24 caracals on the Cape Peninsula showed that the cats moved closer to urban development…
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