Guwahati, March 24 -- byShailesh Shrivastava

Two wild cats found in India - Pallas' cat and Central Asian lynx - have been included in the list of migratory species to be conserved under theConvention on the Conservation of Migratory Species(CMS) of Wild Animals at the recently concluded 14th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP14) to the Convention, held in Uzbekistan's Samarkand. The species were included in the CMS Appendix II, which covers migratory species with unfavourable conservation status, requiring international cooperation for their conservation and management. This inclusion in Appendix II opens the door for better conservation of these migratory felids known for their elusive behaviour.

The Central Asian lynx (Lynx ly...