Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve records 57 unique fishing cats in first scientific assessment.

Key facts

• Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve recorded 57 unique fishing cats in its first scientific assessment.
• The fishing cat is listed as globally vulnerable and protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
• The assessment was conducted by Kaziranga’s Tiger Cell in collaboration with scientist Tiasa Adhya of the Fishing Cat Project using camera-trap images from previous All India Tiger Estimation exercises.
• The findings were released on Fishing Cat Day.
• The study sets a baseline for monitoring lesser-studied species beyond Kaziranga’s Big Five—Great Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros, Royal Bengal Tiger, Asian Elephant, Asiatic Wild Buffalo, and Eastern Swamp Deer.