Join the Tracking Effort:

Help Us Map Sri Lanka’s Elusive Small Wild Cats & Wildlife

The Small Cat Advocacy and Research (SCAR), in partnership with the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) and supported by Classic Wild, has launched a collaborative research effort, the Small Wild Cat Project, aimed at mapping the presence of Sri Lanka’s small wild cats, the rusty-spotted cat, jungle cat, and fishing cat, along with other lesser known wildlife species across the island.

We are calling on the general public, field researchers, biologists, naturalists, guides, and all nature-based accommodations, particularly those located outside protected areas and near wilderness or agricultural edges, to help address critical knowledge gaps.

Accurate, on the ground data from these areas is essential to understanding where wildlife occurs, how it moves through human dominated landscapes, and where conservation action is most urgently needed. Such information can directly inform future conservation strategies, habitat protection efforts, and wildlife friendly land use planning.

Participants will join a growing network of conservation partners, gain visibility through project engagement, and contribute to a citizen science initiative designed to support evidence based conservation.

Help us build a clearer picture of Sri Lanka’s hidden wildlife. Be part of something wild.

Report a sighting

Use the form below to report a wildlife sighting.

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Your full name.
An email address we can reach you at.
Your contact number.
You can also choose to navigate to an address or area on the map.
On the map, click on exactly where you saw the small wild cat. If you get it wrong the first time, feel free to click again, or drag the red marker to the correct location.
These coordinates will be updated automatically when you select your sighting location on the map.
Species*
Please indicate which species you encountered.

Status*
Was the animal alive or dead, or were you not sure what state it was in?
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Please tell us when the cat was sighted.
Time of sighting*
Time at which cat was seen
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Please briefly tell us about its behaviour if alive (i.e. with young, hunting, playing etc), or description if found dead.
Please upload any photographs you have of the animal.
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