Yearly Archives: 2012

Civet shopping at CBD?

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A common palm civet was spotted in Tanjong Pagar area on the 29th Nov 2012.

According to the STOMP article (30 Nov 2012), the first sighting of this civet was at 11am at Tanjong Pagar Plaza. After which, there was another sighting at Craig Road at 2.30pm.

30 Nov 2012 STOMP Civet

This second article posted a few days later, 02 Dec 2012, mentioned that the civet was caught after two attempts at the Agri-Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA).

02 Dec 2012 STOMP Civet

It is not known how the civet got to Tanjong Pagar area, was the civet from a nearby forest patch that just happened to wander into our Central Business District (CBD)? Nonetheless, if you see a civet in the future, please let us know by reporting the sighting here. If this is a rescue case, please contact ACRES for help, the wildlife rescue unit is available 24/7 and can be reached at +65 9783 7782.

Alexandra civet seen again… this time in daytime!

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The Alexandra civet has been spotted again! Just a few days after it was first spotted, this time around, it was sighted in broad daylight. The civet was using the trees and even the buildings to explore the surroundings.

Civet on tree

Civet on building

Here is a video of the civet running along the ledge of the building hurriedly.

Special thanks to Lum Shin Si for sending the photos and the video!