Navi Mumbai: A two and a half year old mother Indian civet was killed in a hit-and-run mishap on the Goa-bound carriageway of the Mumbai-Goa highway in Mahad, Raigad. Wildlife activist, Premsagar Mestri, said, “Unfortunately it was a female, but by seeing her loose belly, she might have given birth to kittens.” Mahad range forest officer, Ashish Patil said, “Our staffers have launched a search operation for the kittens and the unknown vehicle after lodging a preliminary offence report.”
