Q. Recently, Pallas’s cat has been spotted in which Indian state?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
Notes: The first photographic proof of Pallas's cat in Himachal Pradesh was captured during a snow leopard survey. This highlights the urgent need for conserving lesser-known species in the Indian Himalayas. Pallas's cat (Otocolobus manul) is a small, long-haired cat in the Felidae family. It was named after Peter Simon Pallas, who first described it in 1776. It is mainly found in Central Asia, including parts of Iran, Mongolia, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Pallas's cats inhabit mountainous plains and semi-desert foothills. The IUCN lists them as "Least Concern" and they are on CITES Appendix II.

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