Tragedy Sparks Unexpected Hope for Thailand’s Fishing Cats

This male fishing cat sustained mortal injuries after being chased and dragged from a tree in a village north of Bangkok. Villagers reportedly sought the cat for food. (Photo/Parinya Padungtin)

Photo/Parinya Padungtin , facebook An endangered fishing cat has died after sustaining injuries during an attack by villagers in the Pitsanulok Province just north of Bangkok. But there is a way to help. Villagers found the fishing cat in a rice field and chased it up a tree, says fishing cat biologist Passanan “Namfon” Cutter. … Read more

Making Headlines!

We are honored to be featured in the Daily Camera! Here is a little snippet from the article: “Once they finally made it to the marshy area around Sam Roi Yod in Thailand, the signs of the elusive fishing cat were everywhere. There were pawprints. There was scat. There was a section of flattened grass … Read more

Name a Movie, Save an Endangered Species Contest (WATCH)

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Imagine your movie title flashed in lights across film festivals everywhere, forever tied to the legend that is saving the endangered fishing cat! All right amigos, get ready to meet Rip Ear, the baddest fishing cat around. This saucy feline needs just the right introduction, so we’re calling on you to give him his rockstar debut! Here’s how. … Read more

Tiger Bath

Tiger (Video Still/Joanna Nasar, CATinWATER)

I am standing 20 feet away from a magnificent tiger named Meow.  Meow is breathtakingly beautiful, like nothing I’ve ever seen before. Meow is calm, he seems to know that these people are here to help him. I look Meow straight in the eye, and Meow blinks his yellow eyes and looks at me. Then I ask: … Read more

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