Where to see the Fishing Cat
Prionailurus viverrinus · mammal · Felidae
Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is recorded in 9 protected areas and wildlife sites across 3 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Dudhwa National Park (India), Sundarbans National Park (India) and Bhitarkanika National Park (India).
Where is the best place to see the Fishing Cat?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Fishing Cat are Dudhwa National Park (India), Sundarbans National Park (India) and Bhitarkanika National Park (India). Most sites are in India (4), Nepal (4) and Vietnam (1). It appears in 4 trip reports in our library.
Top 9 places for the Fishing Cat
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dudhwa National Park | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 2 | Sundarbans National Park | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 3 | Bhitarkanika National Park | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 4 | U Minh Thuong National Park | Vietnam | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 5 | Dudhwa Tiger Reserve | India | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 6 | Chitwan National Park | Nepal | 16 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
| 7 | Parsa National Park | Nepal | 11 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
| 8 | Shukla Phanta National Park | Nepal | 10 | 1905 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 9 | Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve | Nepal | 8 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
By country
India: 4, Nepal: 4 and Vietnam: 1.
Seen on trips
The Fishing Cat is recorded in these trip reports:
- Nepal Birding Trip Report, April 2019: Wise Birding Holidays — Wise Birding Holidays
- Ladakh Snow Leopard Mammal Watching Trip Report, November 2011: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Western Ghats and Mumbai Mammal Watching Trip Report 2011 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
- Gujarat and Agra Mammal Watching Trip Report 2007 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
Tours that have recorded it
- Birding the Land of the Thunder Dragon (Bhutan) — Wise Birding Holidays
- Snow Leopards & Tigers Indian Tour — Royle Safaris
In our guides
Read the full species account in our Sumatra guide, Sri Lanka guide, India guide, Thailand guide.
Take it with you
Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.
Make a field guide for Dudhwa National ParkPhoto: Cliff, CC BY 4.0.
GBIF downloads: India, Vietnam, Nepal.
Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.