What unique characteristic does the The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Course in Hong Kong have?
Mortality of Small Indian (Viverricula indica) and Masked Palm (Paguma larvata) Civets between May 1998 and May 2001 on Kau Sai Chau was documented by Dahmer (2001). Five dead Small Indian Civets and one dead Masked Palm Civet were reported on a ±6 km2 island in Port Shelter of eastern Hong Kong. The cause of death in each case was determined to be attack by feral/stray dogs (Canis lupus familiaris). Between June 2001 and November 2002 six additional Small Indian Civet fatalities were recovered from Kau Sai Chau, raising the total to 12 civets over a period of four years and eight months. The cause of death in each of the latter cases was also determined to be attack by feral/stray dogs. Based upon recovered carcasses the rate of civet mortality due to dog attack on Kau Sai Chau has averaged one civet every 4-5 months since May 1998. Most of the attacked civets were sub-adult males that appeared to be dispersing from litters. Many feral/stray dogs were removed from Kau Sai Chau between
