The Javan Fishing Cat

d1am0ndback said:
And this is one of the most incorrect statements Iv'e ever heard. As mentioned he has photographed over 12,000 species, which accounts for well over "few" that are rare. If you don't believe me take the time to go through some of his photos and reflect on how many of those species you've seen.
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I specifically said I'm referring to mammals. And I have gone through his photos plenty, to the point that it's one of my most visited websites.
 
TinoPup said:
It's tagged as being a boa constrictor, though.
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I think it's a labeling/display issue, it's a set of many photos that includes correctly labeled photos of boa constrictors, correctly labeled photos of ball pythons, and photos of ball pythons incorrectly labeled as boa constrictors.
 
Crowthorne said:
This page contains a short camera trap video, maybe it is the same one from the broken link in the first post?

Fishing Cat Spotted in Indonesia?
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Interesting clip - I watched it several times at full screen. The cat is too small and grainy to make out the coat pattern, but the tail length and shape certainly fit a fishing cat and look more like that than a feral domestic cat. I am personal friends with the founder of Fishing Cat Conservancy (in fact we had lunch yesterday) so I will send him the clip and see what he thinks about this (though his work so far is in India and Sri Lanka).
 
After I posted above I read the rest of the article that says it might also be a leopard cat. I don't know why I didn't think of that before, although (even though it's hard to make out) the seemingly dark coat is more akin to fishing cat than leopard cat.
 
According to my sources in fishing cat conservation, the current status of Javan fishing cat is inconclusive (as is the cat in the linked video). Surveys will continue to be conducted.
 
A little article I found on Mongabay about the existence of Fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) in Indonesia. It is still debatable whether fishing cats are still existing in Indonesia, or they have been extirpated and most of their sightings are misidentified Sunda leopard cats (Prionailurus javanensis). Gembira Loka Zoo used to house some, but they no longer exhibit them according to Nandito.

Nasib Kucing Bakau, Minim Perhatian dan Penelitian
 
Fargusno said:
A little article I found on Mongabay about the existence of Fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) in Indonesia. It is still debatable whether fishing cats are still existing in Indonesia, or they have been extirpated and most of their sightings are misidentified Sunda leopard cats (Prionailurus javanensis). Gembira Loka Zoo used to house some, but they no longer exhibit them according to Nandito.

Nasib Kucing Bakau, Minim Perhatian dan Penelitian
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Well, thankyou @Fargusno as I've learned something new today.

I always thought / assumed that the fishing cat was a species that was native to Indonesia along with the other countries of South-East Asia.
 
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