Community Cats of Chivla Beach, Malvan, India
By Rudolph Furtado from India
I had been on 3 day Scuba/Snorkel holiday to Malvan town about 514 Kms from Mumbai. Malvan is famous for the island fort called “Sindhudurg Fort” built by the Maratha King Shivaji.
Malvan is just 2 hours drive from Goa a well known beach resort among Western tourists visiting India. We stayed at a beach resort on Chivla Beach and I came across a few beach cats that live on the fish brought in by the canoe fishermen.
These cats are not very tame and afraid of strangers. Here are a few photos of the cats and the beach. The black & white cat is actually eating a freshly caught fish. The brown cat is a majestic tomcat. A photo of the normal small fish caught by these 2-men paddle canoe boats is in the photo.
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