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Camera Traps and Citizen Science: How Night Roamers Could Close the Data Gap for Viverrids
The Night Roamers project is an open-call citizen science initiative, managed in partnership with the IUCN SSC Small Carnivore specialist groups “Civet Working Group”.
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Beyond the Target: Using Camera Trap By-catch to Reveal Niche Partitioning in Bornean Viverrids
In this special Meet the Researcher blog, we hear from The Civet Project Foundation's very own Keyana Grace and learn all about her research into Viverridae ecology as part of her Masters degree in Wildlife Conservation.
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Celebrating Civets with Coffee & Poop!
In this special guest blog, we hear from Melisa Bosch Jiménez, Zookeeper from Call of the Wild Zoo in the UK who organised a spectacular weekend of civet celebrations for World Civet Day earlier this year...
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From Ghost Stories to Coexistence: My Journey with Civets in Southern India
In this edition of our Meet the Researcher blog series, we hear from Dr Shameer, who is a conservationist and member of the IUCN SSC Small Carnivore Specialist Group Civet Working Group. Welcome Dr Shameer!
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We are recruiting! Communications Officer
The Civet Project Foundation seeks an experienced Communications Officer (with focus on social media) to join our team on a part time 12 month contract (0.2) with potential for hour and contract increase over time.
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World Civet Day 2026- Our Biggest Yet!
World Civet Day 2026 has come to a close, and what an inspiring global moment it has been for civet conservation. This year’s theme, “Healthy Civets, Healthy Planet,” brought a renewed focus on the interconnected wellbeing of wildlife, people, and the environment through the introduction of the Civet One Health framework.
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A green criminological exploration of the illegal trade in civets and other ‘high-risk’ species for zoonotic disease emergence
In this edition of our 'Meet the Researcher' blog series, we welcome Green Criminology PhD student Aitor Ibáñez Alonso to The Civet Project to share his latest field working findings from Vietnam.
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New Report! Consumers and civets at risk from widespread online civet coffee fraud.
The Civet Project's latest investigation reveals widespread fraud in civet coffee sales on Amazon, eBay and Etsy.
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Civets Well Represented at World's Largest Animal Advocacy Conference!
The Civet Project Foundation and ABConservation bring focus to under-represented civet species at the prestigious Asia for Animals Conference 2025.
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New Partner! Next Continent
We are delighted to announce that Next Continent has joined forces with The Civet Project as our newest partner. This collaboration brings together conservation, education, and responsible travel- all with the shared goal of protecting civets and raising awareness of the challenges they face.
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Binturong Behaviour: The Visitor Effect
In this edition of our 'Meet the Researcher' blog, we hear from Emily Spencer, who has just spent her final undergraduate year studying the captive behaviours of binturong. In this blog, Emily tells all about her research and why it was important for the welfare of zoo-housed binturong.
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Civet Working Group Members Call
The Civet Working Group seeks to recruit more range country members.
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The Civet Project Wins Conservation Award!
The Civet Project Foundation have been awarded a prestigious conservation award from the BIAZA Mammal Working Group.
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New Partner! Peppermint Narwhal
Peppermint Narwhal have joined the Civet Project Foundation as a creative conservation partner!
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Vacancy: Join our Board as a Trustee
The Civet Project Foundation (charity number 1206208, est. 2023) seeks to appoint a trustee to work with our interdisciplinary board.
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Over 200 students attend civet event at Tay Nguyen University!
The Civet Project Foundation held an interactive event at Tay Nguyen University in Buon Ma Thuot city, in the Dak Lak Province of Vietnam.
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120 students attend civet film screening in Da Lat, Vietnam!
On February 22, 2025, The Civet Project Foundation, in partnership with Da Lat University, hosted a movie screening event.
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The Civet Project Pledges To Reverse The Red For Owston's Civet and Binturong
As of 2024, we joined the global Reverse the Red movement, led by the IUCN.
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New Partner for Reverse the Red Day: Drusillas Conservation in Action!
To celebrate Reverse the Red Day, we've partnered with Drusillas Conservation in Action to reverse the red for Viverrids! Viverrids are anci
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Viverrid Workshop 2025 Wrap Up!
In this special edition blog, we hear from Cerys Deakin (The Civet Project Foundation intern) who shares her experience of the first ever...
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