A Cay Van bac (Chorotogale owstoni) is found in Xuan Lien Natural Reserve in the north-centre province of Thanh Hoa. (Photo: VNA)
Thanh Hoa (VNA) – Four rare civet species have been found in Xuan Lien Natural Res🌳erve inthe north-central province of Thanh Hoa thanks to photo traps.
Director of the XuanLien Natural Reserve Management Board Pham Anh Tuan said that a project on theinvestigation and preservation of species of the civet family (Viverridae) inthe natural reserve has been implemented from 2021. Under the project, phototraps have been installed eight times, which helped discover four rare civetspecies - Cay Van bac (Chorotogale owstoni), Cay Voi moc (Paguma larvata), CayVoi huong (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), and Cay Moc cua (Crab eating mongoose). The project is expectedto raise awareness among the residents and local authorities in the conservation ofendangered rare mammals, creating ecological balance, thereby contributing tothe conservation of endangered species in Xuan Lien Nature Reserve inparticular and Vietnam in general. According to themanagement board, the civet family (Viverridae) is a typical group of mammalsin the tropical forest ecosystem. They nest in caves and tree holes, and eatsmall animals, rodents, birds, frogs, and insects. In the world, the civetfamily has 33 species in 23 genera, belonging to four subfamilies and nearly350 different subspecies./.
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A Cay Van bac (Chorotogale owstoni) is found in Xuan Lien Natural Reserve in the north-centre province of Thanh Hoa. (Photo: VNA) 
