# Researchers Discover Cryptic Cat Species on Mount Everest

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/researchers-discover-cryptic-cat-species-on-mount-everest/
- Published: 2023-03-19T10:00:05-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Findings from a new paper published in Cat News have identified the first ever report of Pallas’s cat on Mount Everest, in the Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal. Photo credit: Julie Larsen / Maher / WCS. Article by Wildlife Conservation Society. SciTechDaily – March 9, 2023. A new scientific finding marks the first documented discovery of Pallas’s Cat on the world’s highest mountain. A new paper published in Cat News has made a landmark identification of the first recorded sighting of Pallas’s cat on Mount Everest, located in Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal. This extraordinary discovery is a result of the 2019 National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition, which was the most extensive scientific expedition to the mountain in history. […] Click here to view original web page at scitechdaily.com