Alex Ritson
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So that shows that it was the result.
So they're thriving.
They lost a saw.
This particular cat in the mid-90s.
A long time ago then.
A long time ago.
Why was it thought to have disappeared then?
It's basically habitat loss.
Thailand, like many other countries, expanding.
And these are very ecologically sensitive areas where these cats live.
So plantations and agricultural lands coming up.
So they're habitat loss.
was forcing them to disappear.
But it is still there in Indonesia and also in Malaysia, in some parts of Malaysia.
Well, they're very happy about they've rediscovered this in Thailand.
But they're also worried about because of the pace of development in different places.
And that's why they say, you know, we need to protect this habitat.
And what is interesting is, you know, cats do not normally like water.
But this one, it lives very close to water.
And then it kind of catches.