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Urban scavengers as providers of ecosystem services: Waste management and carbon reduction in a rapidly urbanizing African City

open access: yesEcological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 7, Issue 1, January–March 2026.
This graphical abstract demonstrates how urban scavengers‐spotted hyenas, African wolves, hooded vultures, and stray dogs‐ naturally recycle over 5,000 tons of organic waste annually in Mekelle. By rapidly removing organic food waste and slaughter meat waste, they shorten decomposition time, reduce CO2, emissions, and provide measurable economic ...
Gidey Yirga   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Pastoral Are Pastoral Landscapes? Scavenger Assemblage Structure in Human‐Dominated Landscapes: A Case Study From Mediterranean Pastures

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
An in situ field experiment accompanied by camera trapping has shown how pastoralism as a land use affects carrion preferences and species interactions among facultative scavengers. ABSTRACT Pastoralism is one of the most common land uses worldwide and has been a fundamental part of Mediterranean ecosystems for thousands of years.
Ori Shapira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Golden jackal (Canis aureus) distribution in Croatia

open access: yes, 2011
During the last 50 years significant fluctuations in golden jackal (Canis aureus) population size and distribution was noted in Eastern and Central Europe. First records of jackals in Croatia date from 15th century, but scientific data about their distribution was not systematically collected.
Selanec, Ivana: Lauš, Boris   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The Secret Family Life of a Group of Golden Jackals on Samos, Greece

open access: yesEcology and Evolution
The golden jackal (Canis aureus) is remarkably flexible in terms of behaviour. This is advantageous to the range expansion of the species to northern and western Europe.
Jonas Custers   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intestinal helminth parasites of the grey wolf (Canis lupus L.) in Serbia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The grey wolf (Canis lupus L.) is the most widespread large carnivore in Europe with large populations in the Eastern part of Europe and the Balkan Peninsula. In this study, a total of 102 wolves were examined for intestinal helminth parasites.
Pavlović, Ivan   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Identifying wildlife reservoirs of neglected taeniid tapeworms : non-invasive diagnosis of endemic Taenia serialis infection in a wild primate population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Despite the global distribution and public health consequences of Taenia tapeworms, the life cycles of taeniids infecting wildlife hosts remain largely undescribed.
Beehner, Jacinta C   +11 more
core   +3 more sources

The mammals of Anzali Wetland in the Southern Caspian Sea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Anzali Wetland as a listed habitat in Montreux Record, was investigated for the mammal fauna during Jan. 2015 - Jan. 2016. About 165 km of water bodies and 200 km around Anzali Wetland were patrolled, respectively.
Hadipour, E.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Diet composition of red fox during rearing in a moor: a case study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The diet of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs living in a moor in Hungary was studied by scat analysis (n = 77) during the rearing period. The main food source of foxes consisted of small mammals (preferred Microtus voles) which was supplemented with brown ...
Lanszki, József
core  

Body size as a driver of scavenging in theropod dinosaurs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This work was funded by the Earth and Natural Sciences Doctoral Studies Programme and the Higher Education Authority through the Programme for Research at Third Level Institutions, Cycle 5 (PRTLI‐5), and cofunded by the European Regional Development Fund
Healy, Kevin   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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