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A tiny pond captures the first leopard cat footage in Goa
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A tiny pond captures the first leopard cat footage in Goa

So, researchers Akshita Pungaliya and Atul Borker built a small pond in a forest near Goa’s Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary to give animals water during the dry months. A camera trap beside it recorded birds, squirrels, mongooses, gaur and leopards visiting for a drink. Then, in March 2024, it filmed a mainland leopard cat - the first photographic record of the species in Goa. Their discovery, published in 2025, shows how a simple conservation idea can bring both wildlife and new knowledge into view.
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