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Ganguly, D.
Fishing cat mortality outside protected areas in West Bengal, India, 2019-2020
2020 Cat News (71): 27-29
Effective awareness programmes in the last decade have led to increased visibility of fishing cat _Prionailurus viverrinus_ rescue and mortality reports in both print and social media platforms as compared to a decade back. Using mortality data (n=11) from The Fishing Cat Project Facebook page between January 2019 and February 2020 I identified current causes of the felid's mortality. Death by vehicular collision was the most frequently reported cause of death followed by electrocution (due to wires deployed to kill feral pigs) and ritualistic tribal hunts. Possible conservation interventions in the landscape include deployment of speed breakers, controlling feral pig populations and continuing awareness programmes to educate locals about the fishing cat.
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