Upsides of Social Media MarketingNew Web Hosting Pioneer Emerges, Offering Affordable Hosting Solutions Coupled with…In Bangladesh, rapid village expansion shrinks wetlands, forcing fishing cats closer to humans. This triggers human-cat conflicts occurring every two weeks, with over half of them ending in a cat’s death.
In a quiet village called Charghikamala in Rajbari district, a sad story unfolded one night. Helal, a villager, heard his goat crying out in fear. When he went to check, he found a beautiful creature lying still under the moonlight — a fishing cat, with fur like twilight and eyes shining like emeralds.
This isn’t isolated incident. It’s part of a bigger problem in Bangladesh’s wetlands. As villages grow, the cats’ homes disappear, and they end up closer to human habitation in search of food.). The study reveals a worrying frequency of conflicts between humans and these elusive creatures: every two weeks, on average.
He attributes most conflicts to the dry season, when shrinking water sources leave fishing cats struggling to find food. Habitat loss due to the conversion of wetlands into cities, farms and fishponds further pushes them toward danger zones. A fishing cat in Tanguar Haor, a wetland ecosystem in northeastern Bangladesh in 2008. Habitat loss due to the conversion of wetlands into cities, farms and fishponds further pushes them toward danger zones. Image by Monirul Khan.In Bangladesh, much focus has been on protecting large carnivores causing significant damage, while the killings of smaller ones have largely been overlooked.