The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is a medium-sized felid, which uses various habitats including areas adjoining wetlands. This species is listed as ‘vulnerable’ in the IUCN Red List 2016, Appendix 2 of CITES and under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act. In spite of being mired with several threats, studies on fishing cats outside protected areas are scarce in West Bengal, and their confirmed presence has so far been reported only from the Howrah and Hooghly districts. This is the first published account of the presence of fishing cats in human-dominated landscapes of East Medinipur (West Bengal, India) through camera-trap evidence. We have observed that habitat alterations and disturbances associated with the construction of a brick kiln have possibly led to the displacement of fishing cats and other associated wildlife species from the study area. Similar surveys in yet unexplored areas of fishing cat distribution range are needed to identify remaining populations, threats to their survival and to initiate appropriate conservation initiatives. Our findings indicate that current anthropocentric land-use policies need to be reviewed to reduce anthropogenic disturbances and destruction of habitats sustaining fishing cats and other wildlife in human-dominated landscapes.

钓鱼猫（Prionailurus viverrinus）是一种中型猫科动物，使用各种栖息地，包括与湿地相邻的地区。该物种在《 IUCN 2016年红色名录》，CITES附录2和《野生动物（保护）法》附表1中被列为“脆弱”物种。尽管受到数种威胁的困扰，但在西孟加拉邦却很少对保护区外的捕捞猫进行研究，迄今为止，仅在豪拉和胡格利地区报告了它们的确诊存在。这是第一个通过摄像头捕获的证据发表的关于东麦地那普（印度西孟加拉邦）人为主导景观中渔猫的存在的报道。我们已经观察到，与砖窑建造相关的栖息地变化和干扰可能导致了研究区域内流浪猫和其他相关野生动植物物种的流离失所。需要在尚未开发的捕捞猫分布范围内进行类似调查，以查明剩余人口，对其生存的威胁并采取适当的保护措施。我们的发现表明，需要对当前以人为中心的土地利用政策进行审查，以减少人为干扰的景观中人为干扰和破坏，这些栖息地维持着养猫和其他野生动植物。