Fishing Cat Collaring Project

India's First Fishing Cat Collaring Project: The Wildlife Institute of India-Dehradun is executing India's first Fishing Cat Collaring Project as part of the second fishing cat census. This three-year project aims to study the species' home range, behaviour, habitat ecology, feeding habits, and space use. With the second fishing cats census expected to be completed within a few weeks, the Wildlife Institute of India-Dehradun is preparing to execute India's first Fishing Cat Collaring Project at.

As part of the project, fishing cats are being fitted with specially designed radio collar rings, which help researchers track their movements via mobile technology. India's first Fishing Cat Collaring Project, led by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII)-Dehradun, is set to complete its second census in the coming weeks. The Wildlife Institute of India-Dehradun is preparing to execute India's first Fishing Cat Collaring Project at Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary.

Key Highlights of the Project: Objective: Understand the fishing cat's home range, behaviour, habitat ecology, feeding habits, and space use. Duration: Three years. Location: Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary.

The Wildlife Institute of India-Dehradun is executing India's first Fishing Cat Collaring Project as part of the second fishing cat census. This three-year project aims to study the species' home range, behaviour, habitat ecology, feeding habits, and space use. The project plans to collar 10 fishing cats with lightweight GIS.

India embarks on its first Fishing Cat collaring project to study and protect this elusive wetland predator. Learn how this initiative aims to conserve habitats and monitor the Fishing Cat's behavior and movement patterns. This is the country's first Fishing Cat collaring project.

In Asia, a similar project was done earlier in Bangladesh. The Andhra Pradesh State Forest Department has already released ₹.45 lakh which was funded by the Vedanta group for the project. The total project cost is ₹75 lakh.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had permitted the capturing and collaring of the. In a first, WII experts collar three fishing cats in Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh. Seven more will be collared under the Fishing Cat Collaring Project to study the home range.