#flat headed cat

[wachinyeya]

Flat-Headed Cats Seen in Thailand for the First Time in 30 Years, Having Been Thought Extinct https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/flat-headed-cats-seen-in-thailand-for-the-first-time-in-30-years-having-been-though-extinct/

Flat-Headed Cats Seen in Thailand for the First Time in 30 Years, Having Been Thought Extinct

The flat-headed cat has long been feared extinct in the tropical kingdom, where it inhabits peatlands, mangrove forests, and marshes

Dec 29, 2025

[mammalianmammals]

Tiny wild cat spotted in Thailand for first time in 30 years

The flat-headed felines are the smallest wild cats in Southeast Asia.

Camera traps in Thailand have captured adorable passersby with significant implication for the country’s conservation efforts. While these furry creatures might look like your average house cat, they’re actually wild flat-headed cats (Prionailurus planiceps). These extremely rare wild felines weigh less than half an average pet cat, and they’ve been detected in Thailand for the first time since 1995. The happy news was confirmed by a survey from Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation, and Panthera Thailand, a global wild cat conservation organization, according to a statement emailed to Popular Science...

Read more:  https://www.popsci.com/environment/wild-cat-thailand-returns/

[dandelionsresilience]

Dandelion News - December 22-28

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1. How Canadian startups are fighting food waste and emissions

“Through [a government] program, five Canadian cities will receive up to $150,000 to help support projects dedicated to tackling food waste. [… At ReFeed, grocery-reject produce] that isn’t suitable for humans is […] repackaged as livestock feed[….] Going one step further, anything that is too far gone for animals is broken down and fed to worms, who will convert it into a nutrient-rich soil amendment that can be used in farms and gardens.”

2. Grassroots forest protection succeeds where planting drives fail in Nepal

“As the government struggles to restore degraded land across Nepal’s Chure foothills through large-scale tree-planting programs, [… n]ative species return within a few years after the land is protected [… by] locals enforc[ing] rules such as banning open livestock grazing, restricting access, fining illegal logging and organizing patrols, without the need for costly tree-planting drives.”

3. Flat-headed cats reappear in Thailand after 29-year absence

“Camera traps in Thailand’s Princess Sirindhorn Wildlife Sanctuary picked up 13 flat-headed cat records in 2024 and 16 more earlier this year. The last confirmed sighting of the species in Thailand was in 1995; across its range, […] about 2,500 flat-headed cats are thought to survive. […] In what Wong describes as a “profoundly encouraging” sign, they also spotted a female with a cub.”

4. Despite the setbacks, there was plenty of good climate news in 2025

“[… R]enewable power capacity reached new highs, batteries became cheaper than ever and an unprecedented level of protection for the high seas became a reality. […] Funds flowing into renewable power set another record in the first half of this year and were up 10% compared to the same period in 2024[….] Solar and wind grew fast enough to meet all new electricity demand globally in the first three quarters of 2025[….]”

5. Lina Khan ‘Scouring New York City Laws’ to Help Zohran Mamdani Drive Down Prices

“[Lina] Khan—in her capacity as co-chair of the mayor-elect’s transition team—“has spent weeks scouring New York City’s laws to find dormant or underused mayoral authority that could allow Mr. Mamdani to take action in a hurry.” […] Potential actions “include specific attempts to drive down apartment rental fees and utility costs and compel businesses to be more transparent about pricing,” as well as “dusting off a little-used 1960s price-gouging statute and policing new protections for food delivery workers[….]”

December 15-21 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[annuskabriar]

asian small wild cats! this is just everyone i could find that seemed to have their ranges go into asia. this is on etsy as a print here and sticker pack here!

[cactuscollie]

woooo happy asian heritage month!!!

[cheerclaw]

everyone is here!

[life-on-our-planet]

The flat-headed cat has eyes positioned farther forward and closer together than other cats, which maximizes binocular vision and makes them especially good at finding and catching food in water. ©Photo Ark

[valentinsylve]

Flat-headed cat not seen in Thailand for almost 30 years is rediscovered

Conservationists are celebrating the rediscovery of flat-headed cats in Thailand after camera traps recorded the endangered feline for the f

Good news! There is one more cat in the world than was previously thought. Go claim your bounty, you flat-headed little gremlins, I love you.