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Posted by catinwater on July 10, 2013 · 2 Comments
PHOTO/ Josh Lewis, Morgan Heim and The Fishing Cat Research and Conservation Project As amazing as this trip has been, I went into this morning fairly certain that I’d be leaving Thailand with no new photos of a fishing cat on my camera trap. Technical malfunctions, flooding, bad luck, near misses, delays, poor site choices … Continue reading →
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Posted by catinwater on July 9, 2013 · 2 Comments
Meet May. She’s Ruj’s (Namfon’s research assistant on the Fishing Cat Research and Conservation Project) daughter. May is smart, beautiful and she loves fishing cats. She is holding a photo of “Rip Ear.” Rip Ear is tough. He’s also smart, and he sure knows how to strike a pose. May’s friends also love fishing cats. … Continue reading →
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Posted by catinwater on July 8, 2013 · 3 Comments
Sometimes we can’t get everything we’re after while in the field. Take for instance, a dream to moto paraglide over fishing cat country to get an overall view of what’s going on here. You can see why I’d want to give it a go looking at Namfon Cutter’s kickass photo from a past flight. Thank … Continue reading →
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Posted by catinwater on July 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The sky tried to drown us today. As we drove out to set our traps, I pointed to the slate grey clouds boiling in the skies above, and exclaimed, “Phahn ha” (Should we worry?). Ruj was convinced we could set one trap before the curtain of rain and lightning descended. We made it less than … Continue reading →
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