(Laughter) Fishing cats are one of about 40 species of wildcats.

（笑声） 渔猫是大约 40 种野猫中的一种。

Mangroves, on the other hand, are much more than just habitat to the fishing cat.

另一方面，红树林不仅仅是渔猫的栖息地。

A win-win-win for fishing cats, local people and the global community.

渔猫、当地人和全球社区的三赢局面。

So while the fishing cat may be small, I hope that we've been able to help make it a big deal.

因此， 虽然渔猫可能很小，但我希望我们能够帮助它成为一件大事。

When we shared images of these fishing cats with local people, we were able to build pride among them about a globally revered endangered species and ecosystem in their backyards.

当我们与当地人分享这些渔猫的照片时，我们能够在他们中间建立对他们后院的全球受尊敬的濒危物种和生态系统的自豪感。

(Prerecorded fishing cat sounds) It's a cat that loves water, loves to fish, and lives in some of the most unique and valuable ecosystems on earth: the wetlands and mangrove forests of South and Southeast Asia.

（预先录制的渔猫声） 这是一只爱水， 爱钓鱼，生活在地球上一些最独特和最有价值的生态系统中的猫：南亚和东南亚的湿地和红树林。

(Laughter) Like many endangered species, fishing cats are threatened by habitat loss, mainly because of our international demand for farmed fish and shrimp, and the deforestation of nearly half the historic mangrove cover in South and Southeast Asia.

（笑声） 像许多濒临灭绝的物种一样， 渔猫受到栖息地丧失的威胁，这主要是因为我们对养殖鱼和虾的国际需求， 以及南亚和东南亚近一半历史悠久的红树林覆盖面积的森林砍伐。

These stories show us that we can all be part of a future where fishing cats and the lost mangrove forests are protected and restored by fishermen themselves, creating carbon sinks that can help offset our ecological footprints.

这些故事告诉我们，我们都可以成为未来的一部分，渔猫和消失的红树林将由渔民自己保护和恢复，创造碳汇，帮助抵消我们的生态足迹。

Meet Santosh, a 19-year-old boy who not only became a conservation professional after working with us for just over a year but also went on to involve many local fishermen in helping study and protect fishing cats.

认识 Santosh，他是一个 19 岁的男孩， 他不仅在与我们合作一年多后成为一名保护专家， 而且还让许多当地渔民参与帮助研究和保护渔猫。

Now, we don't know fishing cats as well as we do tigers, but what we've learned is that these cats can be a flagship species to a globally important ecosystem, and a visual bait attached to a strong line for conservation.

现在，我们对捕鱼猫的了解不如我们对老虎的了解，但我们了解到， 这些猫可以成为全球重要生态系统的旗舰物种， 以及与保护线相连的视觉诱饵。