First photographic record of Jungle Cat Felis chaus Schreber, 1777 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) in Haripur District, Pakistan

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Published: Feb 17, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5386.12.2.15251-15255
Keywords:
camera trapping, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, small wild cat

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Afzal Anjum
Department of Forestry & Wildlife Management, University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan.
Angie Appel
Wild Cat Network, Auf dem Dörnchen 14, 56470 Bad Marienberg, Germany.
Muhammad Kabir
Department of Forestry & Wildlife Management, University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7038-4255

Abstract

The Jungle Cat Felis chaus was recorded in Pakistan’s Haripur District during a camera trapping survey in March to April 2019.  This is the first photographic evidence of its presence outside a protected area in northern Pakistan.

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2020)
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Short Communications

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