Marsh Mongoose Herpestes palustris is the only extant endemic mammal of the East Kolkata wetlands, which has been declared a RAMSAR site in 2002. Since its first description by the scientists of the Zoological Survey of India, the population of this ...
J.K. Mallick
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Wild Encounters: Analyzing Human-Animal Interactions in British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums Facilities. [PDF]
We investigated the quantity and diversity of animal–visitor interactions in BIAZA‐accredited facilities, finding 740 opportunities for interactions across a range of contexts including walkthroughs and handling. Meet and greets were the most offered and were influenced by the number of individual animals, cost of interaction, and animal popularity ...
Welsh T +4 more
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DIY: A Practical Field-to-Sequencer Workflow for Metabarcoding the Diet of Terrestrial Carnivore Species. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Metabarcoding of faecal samples is a powerful, non‐invasive approach for investigating the feeding ecology of carnivores, revealing prey diversity and unexpected dietary components with greater resolution than traditional methods. However, the approach remains technically demanding, as challenges and potential biases arise at every stage, from
Virtuoso FAS +9 more
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Neoplasia ovárica (Luteoma) en una Suricata (Suricata suricatta)
En este artículo se describe el caso de una Suricata suricatta de 5 años, hembra, nacida bajo cuidado humano en el Zoológico de Cali, Colombia, que presentó reporte de comportamiento anormal.
Marcela Rojas-Bustamante +3 more
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Morphological aspects of the brain in the Indian grey mongoose (Herpestes Edwardsii) [PDF]
Mongoose is a common name for 29 to 34 species in 14 genera of the family Herpestidae which are found in vast areas of southwestern Asia, especially southern Iran.
Babak Rasouli +2 more
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Prevalence of mortality in mammals: A retrospective study from wildlife rescue center of Nepal
To assess threats to the population of native mammals and their survival, we performed a retrospective study utilizing a rescue and rehabilitation database from Nepal.
Binaya Adhikari +4 more
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We report three cases of sparganosis due to plerocercoids of the tapeworm Spirometra sp. in captive meerkats (Suricata suricatta) from a zoo exhibit in the southeastern United States. Two meerkats were euthanized, one due to an uncontrollable seizure and
Brittany McHale +8 more
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Annotated Checklist and Conservation Status of Mammal Species in Sarpang District, Bhutan
Bhutan has a total geographical area of 38,394 Km² located in between the Indo-Malayan and Palearctic region, out of which 51.44% (19750.75 km²) of its total geographical area has been designated as the protected area.
Jigme Tenzin +4 more
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First records in Tanzania of the Vulnerable Jackson's mongoose Bdeogale jacksoni (Herpestidae) [PDF]
New records in Tanzania of the Vulnerable Jackson's mongoose Bdeogale jacksoni expand its distribution by over 900 km to the south. During two independent camera-trap surveys over 3 years B. jacksoni, one of Africa's most cryptic small carnivores and previously thought to be endemic to Kenya, was recorded in forests of the Udzungwa Mountains.
De Luca DW, Rovero F
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Small carnivores of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, the southern Western Ghats, India
The small carnivores of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary were surveyed using camera traps. The study was conducted between November 2016 and February 2017 at 111 camera trap locations. Twenty-five mammal species were recorded, including nine small carnivores
E. R. Sreekumar, P. O. Nameer
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