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.

The Wildlife Institute of India (WII-Dehradun) Conservation Biologists will begin collaring ten Fishing Cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) in the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) in Andhra Pradesh. About Fishing Cats About twice the size of a typical house cat, the fishing cat is a feline with a powerful build and stocky legs. 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 Fishing Cat Collaring Project spans three years and is scheduled to conclude by March/April 2025. India's First Fishing Cat Collaring Project at Coringa Sanctuary: In a first-of-its-kind move, the Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun has launched India's first Fishing Cat Collaring Project at Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh. This sanctuary is located at the Godavari estuary, where the Coringa River meets the Bay of Bengal.

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. 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. The ongoing fishing cat census is part of India's first Fishing Cat Collaring Project carried out under the aegis of the Wildlife Institute of IndiaDehradun. The threeyear collaring project aims to study the species' home range, behaviour, habitat ecology, feeding habits, and space use.

The collaring of ten fishing cat to estimate the number and survival of fishing cats in the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) in Andhra Pradesh will be introduced by the Wildlife Institute of India. 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.