Eurasian Lynx Photographed for the First Time in Sikkim, Second Record in Eastern Himalayas

Eurasian Lynx Photographed for the First Time in Sikkim, Second Record in Eastern Himalayas

Gangtok, Junly 1 : The Eurasian lynx has been photographed for the first time in Sikkim, marking only the second photographic record of the species anywhere in the Eastern Himalayan region. The image was captured by a camera trap deployed at an altitude of 5,250 metres on the Tso Lhamo plateau in Mangan district, in January 2026.

While anecdotal reports of the elusive wild cat have circulated in the region for years, this is the first confirmed photographic evidence of its presence in the state.

The record was obtained as part of a long-term snow leopard and rangeland monitoring programme jointly led by the Forest and Environment Department, Government of Sikkim, and WWF-India. The programme tracks population trends and seasonal distribution of snow leopards and associated high-altitude species, while also assessing the ecological condition of trans-Himalayan rangelands.

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