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Zhou XH, Zhang W, Tang DY, Miao Z, Wang Q, MacMillan DC. A quantitative analysis of public preferences for the wild boar management in urban and rural China. Glob Ecol Conserv 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Mysłajek RW, Romański M, Kwiatkowska I, Stępniak KM, Figura M, Nowak-Brzezińska A, Diserens TA, Nowak S. Temporal changes in the wolf Canis lupus diet in Wigry National Park (northeast Poland). ETHOL ECOL EVOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2021.1907787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Robert W. Mysłajek
- Department of Ecology, Institute of Functional Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, Żwirki i Wigury 101, Warszawa 02-089, Poland
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- Department of Ecology, Institute of Functional Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, Żwirki i Wigury 101, Warszawa 02-089, Poland
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- Department of Ecology, Institute of Functional Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, Żwirki i Wigury 101, Warszawa 02-089, Poland
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- Association for Nature “Wolf”, Cynkowa 4, Twardorzeczka 34-324, Poland
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- Institute of Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia, Bankowa 12, Katowice 40-007, Poland
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- Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek 1, Białowieża 17-230, Poland
- Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw 02-089, Poland
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- Association for Nature “Wolf”, Cynkowa 4, Twardorzeczka 34-324, Poland
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Franchini M, Corazzin M, Bovolenta S, Filacorda S. The Return of Large Carnivores and Extensive Farming Systems: A Review of Stakeholders' Perception at an EU Level. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11061735. [PMID: 34200713 PMCID: PMC8229100 DOI: 10.3390/ani11061735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Conflicts between large carnivores and human activities undermine both the maintenance of livestock practices as well as the conservation of carnivores across Europe. Because large carnivore management is driven by a common EU policy, the purpose of this research was to assess stakeholders' perception towards bears and wolves at an EU level. We conducted a systematic search and subsequent analysis of 40 peer-reviewed studies collected from 1990 to September 2020 within Member States of the EU. Rural inhabitants and hunters exhibited the most negative attitude compared to urban inhabitants and conservationists, whose attitude was more positive. We showed that direct experience with predators as a consequence of ongoing re-colonization may have affected the degree of acceptance of certain categories and that the long-term coexistence between humans and carnivores does not necessarily imply increased tolerance. To encourage coexistence, we recommend monitoring changes in attitudes over time relative to carnivore population dynamics.
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Schley L, Jacobs M, Collet S, Kristiansen A, Herr J. First wolves in Luxembourg since 1893, originating from the Alpine and Central European populations. MAMMALIA 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2020-0119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Considering the spread of the grey wolf (Canis lupus) in Europe over the past 30 years, Luxembourg took some measures to prepare for the return of this apex predator, including the establishment of a management plan that notably addresses the issue of wolf depredation on livestock. Here we present the results of genetic analyses of putative wolf saliva, hair and scat samples collected from or near prey carcasses between 2015 and 2020. In two cases, the wolf was confirmed via DNA analysis: in July 2017 near Garnich and in April 2020 near Niederanven, both assigned to category C1 (hard evidence). A third case was classified as C2 (confirmed observation) based on prey carcass characteristics, while genetic analysis yielded no result. These are the first confirmed records of wolves in Luxemburg since 1893. Moreover, the two C1-cases originated from the Alpine (Garnich) and Central European (Niederanven) populations. Given similar developments in the neighboring countries and regions, we conclude that the area including the Benelux countries as well as Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Northern France may well become a melting pot for wolves of the two aforementioned populations in the coming years and decades.
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- Laurent Schley
- Administration de la nature et des forêts , 81 avenue de la Gare, L-9233 , Diekirch , Luxembourg
- Musée national d’histoire naturelle , 25 rue Münster, L-2160 , Luxembourg , Luxembourg
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- Administration de la nature et des forêts , 81 avenue de la Gare, L-9233 , Diekirch , Luxembourg
- Musée national d’histoire naturelle , 25 rue Münster, L-2160 , Luxembourg , Luxembourg
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- Senckenberg-Institut Gelnhausen , Clamecystrasse 12, D-63571 Gelnhausen , Germany
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- Administration de la nature et des forêts , 81 avenue de la Gare, L-9233 , Diekirch , Luxembourg
- Musée national d’histoire naturelle , 25 rue Münster, L-2160 , Luxembourg , Luxembourg
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- Administration de la nature et des forêts , 81 avenue de la Gare, L-9233 , Diekirch , Luxembourg
- Musée national d’histoire naturelle , 25 rue Münster, L-2160 , Luxembourg , Luxembourg
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Świsłocka M, Borkowska A, Matosiuk M, Czajkowska M, Duda N, Kowalczyk R, Ratkiewicz M. Sex-biased polyparasitism in moose ( Alces alces) based on molecular analysis of faecal samples. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl 2020; 13:171-177. [PMID: 33134076 PMCID: PMC7591323 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Simultaneous infection with multiple parasite species in an individual host is often observed in wild populations. The understanding of parasite species distribution across populations of wild animals is of basic and applied importance, because parasites can have pronounced effects on the dynamics of host population. Here, we quantified prevalence and endoparasite species richness in moose and explored sex-biased polyparasitism using diagnostic PCR method coupled with DNA sequencing of moose faecal samples from the Biebrza River valley, North-Eastern Poland. This is the largest moose population in Central Europe that has not been harvested for almost 20 years. We also evaluated the appropriate quantity of faeces for detecting DNA of parasite species. Faecal samples were screened for molecular markers of 10 different species of endoparasites. Endoparasite prevalence was high in the studied population. Almost all of the samples (98%) tested positive for at least one parasite species, and we found polyparasitism in the majority of the tested individuals. The number of different parasite species found in a single individual ranged from 0 to 9. The parasite species richness was significantly higher in male than in female individuals. The most prevalent were liver fluke Parafasciolopsis fasciolaemorpha and gastrointestinal nematodes Ostertargia sp. Of the ten endoparasite species detected, only the prevalence of the tapeworm Moniezia benedeni was significantly higher in males than in females. Additionally, we identified co-occurrence associations of parasite species, which tended to be random, but we noted some evidence of both positive and negative associations. Our findings promote applications of molecular methods for parasite species identification from non-invasively collected faecal samples in management and scientific study of moose population, which should include investigation of parasite status, and in health monitoring programs for other wild cervids.
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- Magdalena Świsłocka
- Department of Zoology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1J st, 15-245, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Zoology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1J st, 15-245, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Zoology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1J st, 15-245, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Zoology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1J st, 15-245, Białystok, Poland
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- Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących No 2 W Białymstoku, Narewska 11, 15-840, Białystok, Poland
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- Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek 1, 17-230, Białowieża, Poland
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- Department of Zoology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1J st, 15-245, Białystok, Poland
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