Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh: A very pleasant and surprising news has come for wildlife lovers from Kuno National Park (KNP), the first Indian home of African leopards. After decades of wait, Caracal, an extremely rare wild cat species that is on the verge of extinction in India, also known as the flying cat, has been spotted in the forests of Kuno. Recently, the picture of this magnificent hunter has been captured in a camera trap installed inside the park.
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On the occasion of World Environment Day, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, while sharing pictures of this rare cat, called it a major recovery of the Kuno ecosystem. About 10 months ago, this species was also seen in Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary in western Madhya Pradesh.
As we celebrate World Environment Day, nature continues to remind us of the importance of conservation and ecological balance.
After many years, a rare Caracal has been recorded in Kuno National Park through a recent Camera-trap survey, marking its return to the landscape.… pic.twitter.com/BB6AjN0BGo
— Dr Mohan Yadav (@DrMohanYadav51) June 5, 2026
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Specialty of ‘flying cat’ that hunts in the air
Caracal, known as Siyahghosh in Hindi, is known for its agility. It is also called flying cat or flying cat because of its amazing ability to hunt flying birds by jumping up to 3 meters (10 feet) high in the air. The main identity of this cat with a reddish-brown or sandy colored body is its long legs along with tufts of black hair growing above the ears and sharp canine teeth. This creature, which once ruled the grasslands of central and western India, has come to the list of rarest predators in the country due to habitat loss.
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This return of the caracal to Cuneo is not a mere coincidence, but part of the far-reaching consequences of Project Cheetah. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav believes that the aim was not just to settle leopards in Kuno, but to restore the entire forest ecosystem.
According to the field director of the park, Uttam Sharma, now species like Indian wolf and Asian wild dog ‘Dhol’ are also seen continuously in Kuno. This became possible because the security in the park has been tightened and the ponds built at a higher altitude are being filled with water by laying a 15 km long pipeline from the Kuno river through a solar-powered system. The improving water management of Kuno and the better condition of the grasslands have brought this flying cat back.
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