Wild cat feared extinct caught on camera after nearly 30 years in hiding
Wild cat feared extinct resurfaces in Thailand after three decades
- A flat-headed cat, a wild feline previously feared to be extinct, has been filmed in Thailand after 30 years without a documented sighting.
- Footage released by the Sabah Forestry Department shows the cat, which is similar in size to a domestic cat, in the Princess Sirindhorn Wildlife Sanctuary.
- The species was last officially recorded in Thailand in 1995.
- Cameras in the nature reserve detected 13 flat-headed cats in 2024 and 16 in 2025.
- Conservation organisation Panthera noted that these findings indicate a relatively high concentration of the species in the area.