World’s first population estimation of Fishing Cat

Fill in some text Chilika Development Authority (CDA) in collaboration with The Fishing Cat Project (TFCP) recently concluded the first Fishing Cat population estimation in Odisha's Chilika Chilika Development Authority (CDA) in collaboration with The Fishing Cat Project (TFCP) recently concluded the first Fishing Cat population estimation in Odisha's Chilika

The total abundance of Fishing Cats in Chilika was found to be 176 with an estimated range of 131-237 individuals. The total abundance of Fishing Cats in Chilika was found to be 176 with an estimated range of 131-237 individuals.

Fishing Cats are globally threatened cats that occur in wetlands like marshlands, mangroves and flooded forests in major South and South east Asian river basins starting from Indus in Pakistan till Mekong in Vietnam and in the island nations of Sri Lanka and Java. Fishing Cats are globally threatened cats that occur in wetlands like marshlands, mangroves and flooded forests in major South and South east Asian river basins starting from Indus in Pakistan till Mekong in Vietnam and in the island nations of Sri Lanka and Java.

CDA has declared its intent to adopt a 5-year action plan for Fishing Cat conservation in Chilika.

They are found in 10 Asian countries but have remained undetected in Vietnam and Java since the last decade or so.