FISHING CAT
- Scientific Name : Prionailurus viverrinus
- IUCN Status : Vulnerable
- The fishing cat has a deep yellowish grey fur with black lines and spots
- Fishing cat is broadly but discontinuously distributed in south and south east Asia.
- It is strongly associated with wetlands inhabiting swamps and marshy areas.
- The fishing cat is thought to be primarily nocturnal and is very much at home near water.
- It can swim long distances, even under water.
- Its main prey is fish.
- The fishing cat is threatened by destruction of wetlands, which are increasingly being polluted and converted for agricultural use and human settlements.
- Fishing cat captive breeding programme have been established by the European association of Zoo and Aquaria and the American association of Zoos and Aquariums.
- All the fishing cats kept in Zoos around the world are listed in the international stud book of the world association of Zoos and Aquariums.