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Fishing Cat in snare
Poachers use snares, poison, live wires and traps to catch Fishing Cats.
Fishing Cat in snare
Body parts of Fishing Cats are used as indigenous medicine.
Between July 2013 and September 2016, at least 64 Fishing Cats died in road accidents.

Fishing Cat caught in a cable trap

The animal completely recovered as a result of the rescue team working very hard long hours. Published by CP Wild Lanka, August 2016.

Rare Fishing Cat killed in Galle

A rare fishing cat has been found killed in the Padinoruwa Junction in the Himaduwa area in Galle in January 2014. The cat had been hit by a motor vehicle.