Join the Tracking Effort:

Help map Sri Lanka’s small wild cats and other wildlife

save.cat is a citizen-science initiative of Urban Fishing Cat (UFC). We work together with Small Cat Advocacy and Research (SCAR) and the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) to document the presence of Sri Lanka’s small wild cats and other lesser-known wildlife across the island. This collaborative research effort, the Small Wild Cat Project, is supported by Classic Wild.

Our focus includes Sri Lanka’s three small wild cat species: the fishing cat, jungle cat and rusty-spotted cat. We also welcome records of other wildlife, including jackals, pangolins, otters and lorises. Bringing these observations together helps address gaps in our understanding of where these species occur, particularly in places that receive little research attention.

We invite members of the public, field researchers, biologists, naturalists, guides and nature-based accommodation providers to contribute their observations. Records from outside protected areas are especially valuable, including those from agricultural landscapes, settlements and places where human activity meets natural habitat. People who live and work in these areas can contribute observations that might otherwise go unrecorded.

Accurate information from the ground helps us understand where wildlife is found and how it uses human-dominated landscapes. Combined with further research, these records can help identify areas that need conservation attention, inform habitat protection and support land-use planning that takes wildlife into account.

By contributing, you become part of a growing network of people and organisations supporting evidence-based conservation in Sri Lanka. Whether your observation comes from fieldwork, your workplace, your garden or a journey, it can help build a more complete picture of the wildlife around us.

Use the form below to tell us what you saw, where and when you saw it, and any details about the animal or its behaviour. Include photographs if you have them. Reports of animals found dead, including roadkill, are also valuable.

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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