TNPSC Thervupettagam

2nd fishing cat census

January 1 , 2025 3 days 97 0
  • The Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) of Andhra Pradesh, India’s second-largest mangroves, is home to the endangered fishing cat, Prionailurus viverrinus.
  • By 2018, the population of fishing cats was 115, as per the first survey of fishing cats.
  • The second census of the fishing cat is expected to be completed within a few weeks.
  • The ongoing fishing cat census is part of India’s first Fishing Cat Collaring Project.
  • The Wildlife Institute of India-Dehradun is executing the Collaring Project.

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