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Marine and Wildlife Officers Seized Suspected Civet (East Net)

Overseas Net, February 6th reportA suspected civet was found in Hong Kong's East Hospital (East Net)

According to the East Net report, at 8:52 AM on the 6th, staff at East Hospital, No. 12 Pui Shing Street, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, heard animal noises in the stairwell. Upon investigation, they discovered a suspected civet was wandering into the hospital, lingering in the pipe area of the stairwell, so they called the police.

Marine and Wildlife Officers immediately arrived with tools and cages, successfully capturing the civet and placing it in a cage for examination. The suspected civet was about 1.5 feet long and weighed about 10 pounds. No surface injuries were initially found.

Civet information diagram

According to the information from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, civets are mammals, a type of cat with a large and elongated body (body length 50-76cm). They have long tails, but shorter than their body length, with a musk gland at the base of their tail. They have dark spots around their eyes, white markings on their cheeks and foreheads, also known as 'white-nosed civets'. Their back is light to dark brown, and their belly is lighter in color. Civets are nocturnal animals, secretive, and avoid humans.

According to Hong Kong law, civets are protected as wild animals under the Wild Animals Protection Ordinance, and hunting is prohibited. Anyone who violates the law will be sentenced to a maximum fine of HK$100,000 and imprisonment for 1 year. (Overseas Net Yang Jia)

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