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Citizen science project on urban canids provides different results from camera traps but generates interest and revenue

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
As urbanization increases, wildlife increasingly encounters people. Coyotes Canis latrans and red foxes Vulpes vulpes are two canid species that have readily adapted to urban environments. Citizen science has emerged as a low‐cost method of collecting data on urban‐adapted species that can benefit management agencies but may provide different results ...
Neville F. Taraporevala, Jon P. Beckmann, Julie K. Young   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wildlife temporal behaviors in response to human activity changes during and following COVID‐19 park closures

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
With urbanization reducing the amount of available wildlife habitat, and outdoor recreation increasing the human activity within wildlife habitats, it is important to understand the effects of human activity on animal behavior. This study examined how the reduction in human presence in urban parks in Gainesville, Florida, affected the temporal ...
Maya Fives, Matthew Hallett
wiley   +1 more source

Metatranscriptomic identification of novel RNA viruses from raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) feces in Japan

Scientific Reports
The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), classified in the order Carnivora within the family Canidae, is native to East Asia and widely distributed throughout Japan due to its adaptability to various environments.
Mami Oba, Shoichi Sakaguchi, Natsuko Teshima, Tomoko Yokota, Hitoshi Takemae, Mao Tohei, Fumie Shimokawa, Masaru Murakami, Shuntaro Mizuno, Hiroho Ishida, Hironobu Murakami, Tomomi Takano, Tetsuya Mizutani, Hideharu Tsukada, Makoto Nagai   +14 more
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Using DNA metabarcoding and a novel canid-specific blocking oligonucleotide to investigate the composition of animal diets of raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) inhabiting the waterside area in Korea.

PLoS ONE, 2022
The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) is known to be an opportunistic generalist who feeds on a wide variety of foods. Historically, their diet has been investigated by morphological observation of undigested remains in feces, requiring specialized ...
Cheolwoon Woo, Priyanka Kumari, Kyung Yeon Eo, Woo-Shin Lee, Junpei Kimura, Naomichi Yamamoto   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urbanisation and human activities influence the co‐occurrence of red squirrels Sciurus vulgaris and meso‐carnivores in Berlin, Germany

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban expansion is a major driver of habitat fragmentation, shrinking wildlife habitat, and restricting wildlife movements and activity patterns. In this novel environment, species must adapt to the new composition of wildlife communities. For example, red squirrels Sciurus vulgaris are commonly found in urban environments, while their potential ...
Josefa Vergara Stuardo, Sinah Drenske, Julie Louvrier   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular identification of Sarcocystis lutrae (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) from the raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides, and the common raccoon, Procyon lotor, in the Czech Republic

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Apicomplexan parasites of the genus Sarcocystis have an obligate two-host life-cycle and comprise about 200 species, which infect different cold- and warm-blooded hosts, including humans.
Ondřej Máca
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating multiple surveys using state–space models improves inference of population trends for Illinois furbearers

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Long‐term population monitoring is fundamental to wildlife population management. Furbearer populations are often surveyed using multiple methods, but many estimates of their abundance, especially abundance indices, do not account for detection error, and lead to conflicting interpretations of population trends.
Lauren C. Scopel, Maximilian L. Allen, Thomas J. Benson, Craig A. Miller, Kirk W. Stodola   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A preliminary survey on raccoon (Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758)) status as new invasive species in Iran (Case study: Lavandevil wildlife refuge)

تاکسونومی و بیوسیستماتیک, 2011
Invasive species are a major threat to biodiversity and have many adverse effects which cause economic losses. In this study, it was tried to survey raccoon damages in Iran at Lavandevil wildlife refuge.
Azita Farashi, Mohammad Kaboli, Mahmoud Karami   +2 more
doaj  

Raccoon dog rabies surveillance and post-vaccination monitoring in Lithuania 2006 to 2010

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2011
Background Oral rabies vaccination (ORV) in rabies infected regions should target the primary rabies vector species, which in Lithuania includes raccoon dogs as well as red foxes. Specific investigations on ORV in raccoon dogs are needed e.g.
Zienius Dainius, Pridotkas Gediminas, Lelesius Raimundas, Sereika Vilimas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Invasive raccoon management systems and challenges in regions with active control

BMC Ecology, 2020
Background The raccoon (Procyon lotor) is an invasive, non-native species in Japan. Throughout the country, it causes significant agricultural damage and negatively affects native biodiversity.
Takaaki Suzuki, Tohru Ikeda
doaj   +1 more source