First Photographic Records of Fishing Cat <i>Prionailurus viverrinus</i> from Greater Corbett Landscape, Terai Arc Landscape, India

Shariq Safi; Meraj Anwar; Rahul; M. Semmaran

doi:10.36808/if/2023/v149i10/169370

First Photographic Records of Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus from Greater Corbett Landscape, Terai Arc Landscape, India

Authors

Shariq Safi Department of Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002
Meraj Anwar WWF-India, 172-B, Lodi Estate, New Delhi-110003
Rahul Corbett Tiger Reserve, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand
M. Semmaran Amangarh Tiger Reserve, Bijnor Social Forestry Division, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh

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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2023/v149i10/169370

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