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Palm civet sighted in Satkosia tiger reserve July 7, 2021 In news- An albino common palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphrodites) was sighted in Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha after 129 years. It was last sighted in 1891. About Palm civet- The common palm civet is a small mammal belonging to the family Viverridae. It can be found in Southern and Southeastern Asia. Their long, stocky body is covered with coarse, shaggy hair that is usually grey in colour. It is both terrestrial and arboreal, and shows nocturnal activity. IUCN status- Least Concern It is listed on CITES Appendix III. Asian palm civets are claimed to be the carrier that transmitted SARS from horseshoe bats to humans. It is an omnivore feeding foremost on fruits such as berries and pulpy fruits. It thus helps to maintain tropical forest ecosystems via seed dispersal. It also feeds on palm flower sap, which when fermented becomes palm wine, a sweet liquor (“toddy”), hence it is called the toddy cat. In Indonesia, it is threatened by poaching and illegal wildlife trade for the increasing production of ‘Kopi luwak’, a form of coffee that involves ingestion and excretion of the beans by the animal. About Satkosia Tiger Reserve- It is a tiger reserve located in the Angul district of Odisha, India. Satkosia Tiger Reserve was designated in 2007, and comprises the Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary and the adjacent Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary. Mahanadi River passes through it in the Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests ecoregion. The major plant communities are mixed deciduous forests including Sal and riverine forest. Mammals found include the leopard, indian wild dog or the (dhole), wild boars , striped hyena, sloth bear, leopard cat and the jungle cat, Asian elephant, Spotted deer, sambar deer, barking deer and langurs. The reptiles here include theMugger Crocodile and Gharials, Indian Python. The Indian giant squirrel is also found here. As of April 2021, only one female tiger is found here.

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