PANCHTHAR, Jan. 28 -- The rare marbled cat scientifically known ~IPardofelis marmorata~I, has been spotted in Nepal for the first time in history. A team of wildlife researchers photographed this mysterious cat through the camera trapping method.

It was captured in Yangwarak Rural Municipality-2, Falaicha of Panchthar at an altitude of 2,750 meters. Researchers from Lincoln University, New Zealand and Red Panda Network (RPN) found the existence of this cat as part of a research initiated by a lead author of Red Panda Network (RPN) Sonam Tashi Lama.

"This has been confirmed by the camera footage kept at Red Panda's Panchthar-Taplejung-Ilam(PTI) corridor," said Lama, adding," This is an exciting news for wildlife biologists and conservati...