However, no specimen has been recorded in the country, until in May 2009 a camera trap survey yielded the first photographic record of a melanistic Asian golden cat in Makalu Barun National Park at an altitude of 2,517 m (8,258 ft).
Namun tidak ada spesimen telah dicatat di dalam negeri, sampai Mei 2009 survei perangkap kamera menghasilkan catatan fotografi pertama kucing emas melanistic Asia di Makalu Barun Taman Nasional di ketinggian 2.517 m (8.258 ft).