On the trail of Sabah’s elusive clouded leopards

Studying nature: Evans (in purple) collecting biological samples from Cakar during the collaring operation in Kinabatangan.

KOTA KINABALU: A wild Sunda clouded leopard trapped and fitted with a satellite collar by conservationists in Sabah’s east coast Kinabatangan will provide vital data to the elusive big cat in the area.

The male leopard weighing 24.75kg was captured in one of the purpose-built traps placed along the Kinabatangan River on Saturday.