Field Notes Ryùjin Visits a Trap Cage
A camera trap photographed Ryùjin investigating his scat beside one of the cage traps used in our fishing cat research. We had fitted Ryùjin… Read the note
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Field Notes Ryùjin Visits a Trap Cage
A camera trap photographed Ryùjin investigating his scat beside one of the cage traps used in our fishing cat research. We had fitted Ryùjin… Read the note
Field Notes The Industrious Cat
When the rains washed the cats downstream. Read the note
Project Updates Is This The Catch Of The Year?
Last year I was granted funds by the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund a reputed funding organisation dedicated to helping researchers like me to study the… Read the note
Conservation Urban Fishing Cats In Sri Lanka
Last October a team from the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (MBZSCF) landed in sunny Sri Lanka to discuss a dugong project. In-between… Read the note
Field Notes Chicken Wars: A Clucking Mess
Our chickens are great: two black Cochin Bantam chickies which we purchased from a pet shop, along with two shiny cages for them. Out… Read the note
Conservation The Story Of Fishing Cats
A documentary which features many of the little known small cats. Read the note
Field Notes A Dance With Dragons
The koi loving fishing cat that stole all our hearts. Read the note
Conservation Endangered Cats, Endangered Lands
Spreading the love about fishing cats and wetlands <3 Read the note
Field Notes Faulty Wires And A Fat Cat
That moment when you aren't prepared for a cat, but you get one anyway. Read the note
Conservation Symposium On The Wild Cats Of South Asia
The Symposium on the Wild Cats of South Asia, Past and Present, was the the first wild cat symposium in Sri Lanka, and brought… Read the note
Field Notes Fi, Fy, Fo, Fishing Cat?
Fieldwork, cake and a fishing cat on a roof. Read the note
Fishing Cats How Does A Fishing Cat Fish?
The three general ways in which fishing cats like to grab there prey. Read the note
Project Updates It Has FINALLY Begun
With equipment starting to trickle in, it's time to get the ball rolling again. Read the note
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