World’s first population estimation of the fishing

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According to a census done by the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) in collaboration with the Fishing Cat Project (TFCP) The Chilika Lake(Odisha), Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon, has 176 fishing cats. This is the world’s first population estimation of the fishing cat done outside the protected area network. Phase 1 of the estimation was conducted in 2021 in the 115 sq.km marshland in the north and north-eastern section of Chilika and its surrounding areas. Phase 2 was conducted in 2022 in the Parikud side along the coastal islands of Chilika.