Feeding Ecology Of African Civet (civettictis Civetta) And Improved Captive Management For Sustainable Utilization In Illubabora Ethiopia.

The study was conducted during 2011-2014 in Bedele District, Illubabora Zone ofrnsouthwestern Ethiopia. The aim was to investigate feeding ecology of the African civet inrnthe wild to assess the effect of time range on the civet musk production, to study therninfluence of different food items on the amount of civet musk production and torndemonstrate modern methods of civiculture through awareness creation. There werernabout 25 ‘civetries’ in the study area to study food items of the African civets in theirrnnatural habitat. Food types, seasonal variations in food items, availability of food andrnfood preferences of civets were studied. The difference in food availability wasrnstatistically significant between wet and dry seasons. Trapping civets using modern cagernwas found to be more suitable than the traditional methods of trapping. The difference inrnthe weight of civet musk extraction based on intervals of 5, 10 and 15 days was studied.rnExtraction with 10 days gap was found to yield optimum civet musk while the second isrn15 days interval. The food items given were maize soup, meat and mixed food made ofrnbone, blood and meat products. The civet musk production with mixed food was found tornyield optimum civet musk, and the regular supply of meat is the next. The differentrn‘civet’ collection of pure musk extraction is highly correlated (r = 0.990, P < 0.05). Therncorrelation of ‘debisa’ extraction are significant (r = 0.993, P< 0.05). The amount of civetrnmusk extracted from African civets was statistically significant (F = 2039.5, df = 2, P

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