Elusive wild cat feared extinct rediscovered in Thailand

An elusive wild cat, long feared extinct in Thailand, has been rediscovered three decades after the last recorded sighting, conservation authorities and an NGO said Friday. Flat-headed cats are among the world's rarest and most threatened wild felines.

Their range is limited to Southeast Asia and they are endangered because of dwindling habitat.Globally, the International Union for Conservation of Nature estimated that around 2,500 adult flat-headed cats remain in the wild, classifying the species as endangered.The animals also face mounting threats from disease spread by domestic animals, and they struggle to reproduce across isolated areas.