Body of a dead fishing cat found in a tea estate
The body of a dead fishing cat or 'handun diviya' was found yesterday (24) in the Loggil tea estate belonging to the Mayfield estate in Kotagala, Hatton.
Police suspect that the fishing cat may have died a few days ago.
Plantation workers have spotted the body of a three-foot-long fishing cat and informed the Dimbula Police.
Police suspect that the fishing cat may have collided with a vehicle traveling on the Hatton main road in Nuwara Eliya and that the fishing cat may have run into the tea estate and died.
The police further stated that the Nallathanniya Wildlife Office has been informed regarding the body of the fishing cat
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