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Research on Colombo's fishing cats has attracted attention in Sri Lanka and internationally because it challenges conventional assumptions about where threatened wildlife can persist.
These articles, interviews, films, and talks explore Colombo’s fishing cats, urban wetlands, and the broader questions raised by wildlife living within cities.
Selected features
Selected reporting on fishing cat ecology, urban wildlife, pollution, and the conservation of Colombo’s wetlands.
Dulup / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)This article explores how plastic pollution moves through Colombo’s urban wetland food web to reach fishing cats through their prey, highlighting an often-overlooked consequence of urban pollution.
Read articleThis feature explores how fishing cats persist within one of South Asia’s most densely developed cities and what their presence reveals about Colombo’s remaining wetlands.
Read articleUsing Colombo’s fishing cats as one example, this article examines how wildlife responds behaviourally to the challenges and opportunities of living in cities.
Read articleThis feature introduces the world’s lesser-known small wild cats, including the fishing cat, and the conservation challenges they face across their range.
Read articleWatch and listen
Talks, films, and interviews provide a broader perspective on the project’s research, Colombo’s wetlands, and the challenges of conserving wildlife in urban landscapes.
This talk explores how Colombo’s urban wetlands support wildlife and why understanding these ecosystems matters for the future of cities.
A short claymation film introducing Colombo’s urban wetlands, fishing cats, and the research helping us better understand their coexistence.
Additional talks and features
Explore additional interviews, talks, films, and public features covering fishing cats, urban wetlands, urban ecology, and wildlife conservation.
Archive
A chronological archive of media coverage related to fishing cats, Colombo's wetlands, urban ecology, small wild cat conservation, and the development of the project's work.
Contact
We can provide interviews, background information, photography, and access to approved project materials where appropriate.
We welcome enquiries from journalists, documentary filmmakers, podcasters, publishers, and other media interested in our research, Colombo’s fishing cats, or urban wetland conservation.
