Conservationists hopeful as fishing cat reappear near Tonle Sap

3 February 2026
The Phnom Penh Post
Animals / Biodiversity / Environment and natural resources / Ministry of Environment
Conservation International (CI) / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / rare wildcat species

The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus), one of Asia’s rarest small wild cats, has been confirmed for the first time in the restored flooded forests of Pursat province, around the Tonle Sap Lake, through 46 photos captured by camera traps in mid-2025. …

 Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/conservationists-hopeful-as-fishing-cat-reappear-near-tonle-sap

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