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| Ratnayaka, A.A.W. | |
| First pictures of fishing cats in the hyper urban landscape of Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| 2021 Cat News (73): 19-20 | |
The fishing cat _Prionailurus viverrinus_ is a small wild cat that is often associated with water-rich habitats such as wetlands and mangroves. In Colombo, Sri Lanka, the presence of fishing cats in the city's urban wetlands was confirmed in 2004, but no data was available after that. In this follow-up study, my team and I confirmed the presence of fishing cats within the city proper in 2015 and again in 2017, making this the first photographic record of fishing cats in a hyper urban landscape. |
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