Posted by catinwater on April 15, 2011 · 1 Comment
What do you think a fishing cat sounds like? (This feature is currently down. We are working to fix it. Thanks for your patience! In the meantime go look at some fishing cat kitten photos here!) Take a listen to these five animal sounds, and share your guesses below in the comments section, or let … Read more
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Posted by catinwater on March 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Last night Joanna and I finally got to speak with Ms. Namfon Cutter, the extraordinary scientist running an all-out multi-pronged research and community outreach endeavor to save the fishing cat in Thailand. We are more excited than ever to go, but we learned a few things that simultaneously fascinated and horrified. Namely there are snakes, … Read more
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Posted by catinwater on March 1, 2011 · 1 Comment
Night vision video of wild fishing cats, long-tailed monkeys flying through the trees, the mountain of 300 peaks This video by the research team working with fishing cats in Thailand makes you want to be there, or at least makes you want to help this endangered species. You can help the fishing cat by pledging … Read more
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Posted by catinwater on February 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment
After seven years of searching, biologists in 2008 found a new population of fishing cats living in Khao Sam Roi Yod National Park, Thailand. They were making their home not in the remote reaches of wilderness, but at the edges of a busy village.
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