The Fishing Cat Conservation Alliance (FCCA) is a team of conservationists, researchers and fishing cat enthusiasts working to achieve a single dream – a world with functioning floodplains and coastal ecosystems that would ensure the survival of the fishing cat and all species with which it shares a home.
Our goal is to conduct sound and meaningful research to determine the ecological needs of this unique species and to engage the community in conservation efforts. We aim to mainstream fishing cat conservation, to inspire fascination instead of fear, and to have a positive impact on the livelihoods of those who live alongside the fishing cat, from conflict to curiosity for the species. We work as a team, complementing each other and helping raise the bar for small wild cat conservation on a global scale.
We are a growing family and we believe that people from all walks of life can, and should, contribute towards conservation, and together we would help guide them as they join the fight to protect the fishing cat.
Our Mission
The Fishing Cat Conservation Alliance supports the conservation of fishing cats and their natural habitats within their geographical range in South and South East Asia, by working with local partners around the world to identify and mitigate threats to the species, and to engage local communities in conservation.
Conservation Partners
Our Team
Jim Sanderson, PhD
President
Founder of Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation
Wai-Ming Wong, PhD
Vice President
Director, Small Cat and Grant Programs, Panthera
Linda Castaneda
Secretary
Founder of the Fishing Cat Fund
Devan Sewell
Treasurer
Founder of Wild Oasis
Tiasa Adhya
India
Founder of The Fishing Cat Project, India
Murthy Kantimahanti
India
Founder of Eastern Ghats Wildlife Society, India
Giridhar Malla
India
Founder of the Godavari Fishing Cat Project, India
Anya Ratnayaka
Sri Lanka
Founder of the Urban Fishing Cat Conservation Project, Sri Lanka / Co-founder Small Cat Advocacy and Research, Sri Lanka
Ashan Thudugala
Sri Lanka
Founder of the Save Fishing Cat Conservation Project, Sri Lanka / Co-founder Small Cat Advocacy and Research, Sri Lanka
Rama Mishra
Nepal
Co-founder of Wildlife Conservation Association Nepal (WildCAN) / Founder of the Terai Fishing Cat Project, Nepal
Prativa Kaspal
Nepal
Fishing cat conservation in Lumbini Wetlands, Nepal
Swechhya Shrestha
Nepal
Co-founder Initiation of Community Based Conservation of Fishing Cat in Jagdishpur, Kapilvastu, Nepal
Sagar Dahal
Nepal
Founder of the Fishing Cat Conservation Project, Nepal / Co-founder Small Mammals Conservation and Research Foundation, Nepal
Ganesh Puri
Nepal
Founder / Director of the Western Terai Fishing Cat Project, Nepal
Ai Suzuki
Bangladesh and Myanmar
Founder of the Fishing Cat Project in Bangladesh and Myanmar
Sayam Chowdhury
Bangladesh
Founder of the Project Fishing Cat, Bangladesh
Zafeer Ahmed Shaikh
Pakistan
Founder of Fishing Cat Conservation, Pakistan
Vanessa Herranz Muñoz
Cambodia
Founder of Kla Trey, the Cambodian Fishing Cat Project
Erwin Wilianto
Java, Indonesia
Currently searching for signs of the Javan fishing cat
Sachin Perera
Conservation Communications Manager
Wildlife Guide / Ranger
Neville Buck
England
Section Manager of Small Carnivores, Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve
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