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| Prerna, S.; Raj, B.; Sharma, V.; Seshamani, G.; Satayanarayan, K. | |
| First record of fishing cat in Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Agra, India | |
| 2016 Cat News (63): 19-20 | |
The fishing cat _Prionailurus viverrinus_ is a wetland dependant endangered species. Its population shows a decreasing trend all across its distribution. In the last decade, there have been many records of presence of fishing cat in India. On 18 February 2016 in the morning, a dead fishing cat was spotted on the National Highway 2 in Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Agra, India. This is the first record of the presence of fishing cat within this sanctuary. |
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