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Fishing Cats of Nepal: Ganesh Puri, Western Terai Fishing Cat Project

Fishing Cats of Nepal: Ganesh Puri, Western Terai Fishing Cat Project

FromCats of the Wild


Fishing Cats of Nepal: Ganesh Puri, Western Terai Fishing Cat Project

FromCats of the Wild

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Dec 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nepal - a mountain kingdom and home to twelve species of wild cat including the tiger, snow leopard and Eurasian Lynx but today we're talking about a small cat - the fishing cat in the Western Terai region of Nepal.
Ganesh Puri is a wildlife and forest ranger - and he saw first-hand the conflict between the fishing communities of this area and the fishing cat - whose numbers are thought to be less than two hundred here.
So Ganesh started the Western Terai Fishing Cat Project and has built connections in these communities to protect the fishing cat and improve the livelihoods of these fishing communities.
This is the story of a man with a big dream for a small cat in a small part of a small country.
Links

Western Terai Fishing Cat Project
Instagram - Western Terai Fishing Cat Project

The Western Terai Fishing Cat Project is supported by the Fishing Cat Conservation Alliance, Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation, Panthera and the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund.
Released:
Dec 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (40)

Lions, tigers and leopards are just some of the 40 species of wild cat around the world that are under threat. Join me, as we travel to every corner of the globe to hear the incredible stories from the people and communities working to study and protect all species of wild cat. Wild cat conservation is more than just cats - by protecting cats, we save other species in their ecosystems, we help local communities in their habitats and we conserve huge swathes of precious land across the planet. Cats of the Wild is an original, not-for-profit podcast by Andy Varvel.