Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary but their chief prey is the spotted deer ("Axis axis") and the wild boar ("Sus scrofa"). There are three species of wild cat, the leopard cat ("Prionailurus bengalensis"), the fishing cat ("Prionailurus viverrinus") and the jungle cat ("Felis chaus"). Also present are three species of otter, one of which, the smooth-coated otter ("Lutrogale perspicillata"), has been domesticated by local fishermen. The South Asian river dolphin ("Platanista gangetica") inhabits some of the larger water channels. Birds are plentiful with over 270 having been recorded in the area including 38 species of raptor, 95 species of waterfowl and 9 of kingfisher. On
Endangered species Plans that will protect endangered and other threatened species. In the United States, such plans are usually called Species Recovery Plans. Though labelled a list, the IUCN Red List is a system of assessing the global conservation status of species that includes "Data Deficient" (DD) species – species for which more data and assessment is required before their status may be determined – as well species comprehensively assessed by the IUCN's species assessment process. Those species of "Near Threatened" (NT) and "Least Concern" (LC) status have been assessed and found to have relatively robust and healthy populations, though these may