The fishing cat is a rare and fascinating wild feline with an extraordinary skill—hunting underwater. Unlike most cats, it thrives in wetland habitats, using its webbed paws and sharp instincts ...

The home range of fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus), found in parts of South and Southeast Asia, could be more expansive than previously thought, a recent GPS-collaring study focusing in and ...

As a result, many small cats are vastly understudied or not studied at all. Their skill at eluding attention also contributes to their obscurity. Fishing CatPRIONAILURUS VIVERRINUS The cat may ...

Deepankara was quick to identify the well grown animal as a Fishing Cat, known as ‘handun diviya’ in Sinhala. Fishing cats prefer densely vegetated areas near water - marshes, mangroves, rivers and ...

DHAKA: A 38-year-old man, Md Alamgir Hossain, was sent to jail on Sunday (March 23) for killing a rare fishing cat in ...

An endangered species of fishing cat was brutally killed by a local fishing spear by a man in Damurhuda in Chudanga. The incident took place on Friday afternoon in a paddy field in Battala Para of ...

DHAKA, March 23, 2025 (BSS) - A 38-year-old man, Md Alamgir Hossain, was sent to jail today for killing a fishing cat in Dhanagora village in the Kudulgachhi union of Chuadanga.

On March 21, the member secretary of WBZA sent a letter to the principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife), saying the animals’ transfer was necessary for breeding and infusion of new bloodlines ...