Scientific Name

Prionailurus viverrinus

WILD POPULATION

3500 – 10000

LOCATION

WEST BENGAL

IUCN RED LIST

VULNERABLE

CONTRIBUTORS

TIASA ADHYA

FISHING CAT PROJECT


The state animal of West Bengal is in conflict with its people and time is running out. Malaika Vaz joins hands with biologist Tiasa Adhya to film fishing cats in the wild, in the hope that they can show the community how resilient and important their closest wild neighbour is.