Animal lovers and conservationists are celebrating a rare sighting of an Arabian caracal inside a United Arab Emirates (UAE) national park, captured on a trail camera.

Emirates Nature-World Wildlife Fund (WWF) shared footage of the "critically endangered" wildcat on the UAE National Red List , in an October 7 Instagram video on the account @ews_wwf . The motion-sensor trail camera spotted this rare animal trekking through the rocky terrain. Its distinctive black ear tufts and powerful build made the apex predator instantly recognizable inside Wadi Wurayah National Park—the first mountain-protected area in the UAE, managed by the Fujairah Environment Authority .

The sighting offers new hope for the species' survival, a press release from Emirates Nature WWF said . As a highly te

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