Forest Department officials on Tuesday handed over the one-month-old male palm civet rescued from near here to the Vandalur zoo authorities for its rehabilitation.
District Forest Officer A. Periasamy told The Hindu that the young palm civet was found on the roadside at Padiyur near Tirupur by a milkman on Monday.
“On information, our officials went there and took possession of the palm civet, which is a scheduled animal under Wildlife Protection Act,” he said.
The palm civets, an omnivore species, are usually seen in agricultural farms in different parts of the district eating palm flower sap and pulpy fruits.
District Forest Officer A. Periasamy told The Hindu that the young palm civet was found on the roadside at Padiyur near Tirupur by a milkman on Monday.
“On information, our officials went there and took possession of the palm civet, which is a scheduled animal under Wildlife Protection Act,” he said.
The palm civets, an omnivore species, are usually seen in agricultural farms in different parts of the district eating palm flower sap and pulpy fruits.