Are malabar civets still surviving in the forests of Kasaragod?

The possibility of surviving of endangered malabar civets in the hilly areas of kasaragod is high owing its abundance of cashew crops, numerous sacred groves, rivers and large area of 'waste land'. Local people call this mamal as 'mala meru'. We hope that one of malabar civet with her feeding cub still wandering in the foot hills of westernghat... perhaps alone, hiding away from the hunters... sometimes killed while saving her dear cubs. Local hunters still active in the reserved forests of kasaragod both day and night. The ray of hope is still there in survival of malabar civet on this earth.....