The caracal also known as the desert lynx, is a wild cat that is widely distributed across Africa, central Asia and southwest Asia into India. In 2002 the IUCN listed the caracal as Least Concern as it is widespread and relatively common. The felid is considered threatened in north Africa, and rare in the central Asian republics and India.

A woman runs along a bridge in front of a Stalin-era skyscraper in central Moscow on June 29, 2020. (Photo by Yuri Kadobnov/AFP Photo)