Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) Case Study
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Continent: Asia
Country: Nepal
Grant Amount: $4,940
Awarded Date: January 01, 2021
Ganesh Puri
Khanigaun-1
Phalewas, Parbat
Gandaki (Province 4)
33400
Nepal
Tel: +977 61 430128
Mob: +977 9807593423
Engaging Fishing Dependent Communities in Fishing Cat Conservation in Kapilvastu, Nepal - Phase I
The ultimate goal of the project is to ensure the survival of the fishing cat in Kapilvastu district, Western Terai Region, Nepal. The project will work with the local fishing communities to mitigate the threats of fishing cat and to promote the coexistence between fishing cat and fishing dependent communities.
The ultimate goal of the project is to ensure the survival of the fishing cat in the project site. However, the immediate and specific objectives are: 1. To inform and unite the local fishing communities and local stakeholders of the project site 2. To map the fishing cats' known historical and current distribution and all the fishing cat habitats in the project site 3. To create a fishing cat conservation committee 4. To prepare the next generations of fishing cat conservation 5. To raise awareness about the fishing cat.
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