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GPS-collaring of fishing cats in Colombo has revealed how individuals thread through a labyrinth of canals, marsh fragments, gardens and roads, exposing the connectivity needs of a wetland predator in…

Engineered canals with steep concrete sides, common in urbanised wetlands, can trap and drown fishing cats and impede their movement, an underappreciated hazard distinct from road mortality. This over…

Citizen science, from sighting and roadkill reporting to camera-trap and tracking projects, has become a powerful tool for monitoring urban felids and engaging the public in coexistence. This overview…

Climate change interacts with urbanisation to reshape the conditions felids face near cities, altering prey availability, water resources, heat exposure, fire regimes and the viability of corridors. T…

From leopards in Mumbai to pumas in Los Angeles, caracals in Cape Town and fishing cats in Colombo, a remarkable diversity of felids inhabits the worlds cities, offering a comparative window on urban…

The fishing cat is a wetland specialist of South and Southeast Asia, increasingly threatened by the loss and fragmentation of marshes and mangroves. This overview surveys the limited but growing genet…

Within Colombo, fishing cats exploit a diet centred on fish but extending to rodents, birds, reptiles and human-associated prey available in city wetlands and gardens. This overview synthesises scat a…

Tea, coffee and rubber plantations across South and Southeast Asia form extensive human-modified habitats used by leopards, leopard cats, jungle cats and fishing cats with varying tolerance. This over…

This overview examines the activity and ranging behavior of the fishing cat, drawn from telemetry and camera-trap studies. The species is predominantly nocturnal and crepuscular, concentrating activit…

The fishing cat is a wetland-dependent felid of South and Southeast Asia, adapted to hunting in marshes, mangroves, and along waterways, and camera traps are central to monitoring its scattered, decli…

Fishing cats sometimes take poultry and raid fish from ponds and aquaculture, generating conflict with households and farmers whose tolerance affects the species fate in human-dominated wetlands. This…

True to its name, the fishing cat is among the most piscivorous of felids, and this overview synthesizes diet studies confirming that fish form a major part of its diet, supplemented by rodents, birds…

The fishing cat is a wetland specialist found in scattered populations across South and Southeast Asia, including the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka, and parts of Southeast Asia, with strongholds in m…

The fishing cat shows clear adaptations to a semi-aquatic life, and this overview reviews them. The species has partially webbed forefeet, a deep-chested, muscular body, a short tail that may act as a…

The fishing cat is a wetland-dependent felid of South and Southeast Asia, reliant on marshes, mangroves, and waterways that are among the habitats most exposed to climate change and human conversion.…

Beyond Colombo, fishing cats occupy a mosaic of paddy fields, aquaculture, mangroves and peri-urban wetlands from South to Southeast Asia, persisting in human-dominated landscapes wherever wetlands re…

Much fishing cat habitat now lies within human-dominated wetlands, including rice paddies, fish farms, and the marshy fringes of villages, and this overview reviews research on these populations. Came…

The mangrove forests of the Sundarbans and other deltas hold important fishing cat populations, and this overview compiles research from these systems. Tidal mangroves offer abundant fish, crabs, and…

The fishing cat is one of the few wild felids to persist within a Asian capital, surviving in the marshes, canals and waterways threaded through metropolitan Colombo, Sri Lanka. This overview synthesi…

The flat-headed cat shows striking anatomical adaptations to aquatic foraging, and this overview reviews them. Its name comes from a flattened head and forward-set eyes suited to peering into water, w…

The flat-headed cat is among the most piscivorous of felids, and this overview reviews its specialized aquatic diet. Observations and morphology indicate a diet centered on fish, frogs, and crustacean…

Vehicle collisions are a leading direct cause of death for felids in human-dominated landscapes worldwide, from pumas on Los Angeles freeways to leopard cats on Taiwan rural roads and fishing cats in…

Parks, greenbelts, riparian corridors, vacant lots and vegetated drainage form a network of green infrastructure that urban felids exploit for shelter, hunting and movement. This overview synthesises…

Protecting livestock and poultry from felid predation through non-lethal means is central to reducing conflict and retaliatory killing at the urban and agricultural edge. This overview synthesises res…

The fishing cat, a wetland-dependent small felid, has been the subject of reproductive research aimed at supporting captive populations. This overview surveys what is known about fishing cat reproduct…

In and around Colombo, vehicle collisions are a frequently recorded cause of death for fishing cats moving between fragmented wetland patches across a dense road network. This overview synthesises roa…

Although many cats avoid water, some are capable swimmers, and a few hunt in it. This overview surveys aquatic locomotion in felids, focusing on the fishing cat, whose partially webbed paws and water-…

The genus Prionailurus includes not only leopard cats but also the fishing cat and flat-headed cat, specialized wetland felids. This overview examines their placement within the leopard cat lineage an…

Charismatic and wetland-dependent, the fishing cat has become a flagship species mobilising protection for the marshes and waterways of cities such as Colombo. This overview synthesises conservation-s…

The leopard cat lineage of Asia includes the widespread leopard cat, the fishing cat, the flat-headed cat, and the rusty-spotted cat, along with the related Pallas's cat. This overview surveys the gen…