scholarly journals Helminths of Wild Predatory Mammals of Ukraine. Nematodes

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. I. Varodi ◽  
A. M. Malega ◽  
Y. I. Kuzmin ◽  
V. V. Kornyushin
Keyword(s):  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Nematode Species ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Felis Silvestris ◽  
Forest Zone ◽  
The North ◽  
Comprehensive Information ◽  
The Family

Abstract The article summarizes information on the nematodes parasitic in wild Carnivora of Ukraine. Totally, 50 species of nematodes are known to parasitise carnivorans in the country, 30 species were registered in the present study. Nematodes were found in 14 species of examined hosts from the families Canidae, Mustelidae and Felidae. Maximum diversity of nematodes of carnivorans was observed in Polissia (forest zone in the north of the country) and in Kherson Region in the south. Hosts from the family Canidae harboured 19 nematode species; studied species of the Mustelidae were infected with 15 nematode species, 6 of them were also found in Canidae. The wildcat (Felis silvestris Schreber) and the lynx (Lynx lynx Linnaeus) harboured only two species of nematodes, both are specific parasites of these hosts. The most comprehensive information concerns the nematode communities of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus) and the wolf (Canis lupus Linnaeus), with 19 and 9 nematode species found, correspondingly. From 1 to 6 nematode species were found in other species of carnivorans.

scholarly journals Multiple recolonization routes towards the north: population history of the Fennoscandian red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

2018 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 621-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Wallén ◽  
Mark J Statham ◽  
Erik Ågren ◽  
Marja Isomursu ◽  
Øystein Flagstad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Population History ◽  
The North ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Occurrence of large carnivores – Lynx lynx, Canis lupus, and Ursus arctos – and of Felis silvestris in the Czech Republic and western Slovakia in 2012–2016 (Carnivora)

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Kutal ◽  
Elisa Belotti ◽  
Josefa Volfová ◽  
Tereza Mináriková ◽  
Luděk Bufka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Ursus Arctos ◽  
Brown Bear ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Large Carnivores ◽  
Grey Wolf ◽  
Felis Silvestris ◽  
Eurasian Lynx ◽  
The Czech Republic

Abstract In the last decades, large carnivores – the grey wolf (Canis lupus), Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) and brown bear (Ursus arctos), and to a certain extent also the wildcat (Felis silvestris) – have increased their distribution ranges throughout Europe. Monitoring of their current distribution and population trends in the Czech Republic is crucial for the effective conservation and elimination of possible conflicts with humans in the future. In the last years, many projects focused on small-scale monitoring of large carnivores were implemented in the Czech Republic and the neighbouring mountain ranges of Slovakia. Using their results, we compiled the dataset from different regions and analysed the recent distribution of large carnivores and the wildcat. The distribution maps are based on verified data on the presence and reproduction in 2012–2016. This is consistent with the standardized methodology used across Europe. The Eurasian lynx was the most widespread of all large carnivore species in the Czech Republic, with the two trans-boundary populations (Carpathian and Bohemian-Bavarian-Austrian) occupying 94 out of 868 squares (10.8%) of the mapping grid of the Czech Republic. Reproduction was confirmed in 46.8% of the occupied squares. The grey wolf occupied 6.8% of the squares in the Czech Republic and its reproduction was confirmed in 10.2% of the occupied squares. Three reproducing packs belonging to the Central European lowland population were confirmed and the area occupied by the species increased three times within the study period. The brown bear occupied 2.8% of the squares of the Czech Republic – the area is restricted to the Carpathians – with no signs of reproduction; its distribution fluctuated heavily during the study period. The wildcat occupied the smallest range of the Czech Republic among the studied species (1.4% of the squares) but its reproduction was confirmed in a trans-boundary area (White Carpathians) at the Slovakian side of the border. The wildcat also significantly increased its range from one to six squares during the study period.

scholarly journals Changes in red fox Vulpes vulpes diet due to colonisation by lynx Lynx lynx

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
J-O. Helldin ◽  
Anna V. Danielsson
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Lynx Lynx

Possible Causes of Mortality in The Yellow-Footed Rock-wallaby, Petrogale xanthopus Gray (Marsupialia: Macropodidae).

1996 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 245
Author(s):  
P. Hornsby
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
South Australia ◽  
The North ◽  
Flinders Ranges ◽  
Causes Of Mortality ◽  
Time Of Year

The causes of mortality were analysed for 23 Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies, Petrogale xanthopus found on or near the dry bed of the Hamilton Creek in the North Flinders Ranges of South Australia. The results showed the Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes to be the more frequently identified predator. On the basis of size, 13 of the wallabies were classed as adult and seven were immature, while the remaining three were unknown. Three were male; seven were female, and 13 were of unknown sex. 15 of the 23 were found during the period April - July; the time of year when there is a peak of young leaving the pouch.

The good, the bad, and the ugly: space use and intraguild interactions among three opportunistic predators—cat (Felis catus), dog (Canis lupus familiaris), and red fox (Vulpes vulpes)—under human pressure

2012 ◽  
Vol 90 (12) ◽  
pp. 1402-1413 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Krauze-Gryz ◽  
J.B. Gryz ◽  
J. Goszczyński ◽  
P. Chylarecki ◽  
M. ̇Zmihorski
Keyword(s):  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Felis Catus ◽  
Probability Of Detection ◽  
The Other ◽  
Canis Lupus Familiaris ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Intraguild Interactions

Examples of interspecific interactions have been described for mammalian predators, but less is known regarding disturbances of native predator guilds by domestic predators. We investigated intraguild interactions among three opportunistic predators (dog ( Canis lupus familiaris L., 1758), cat ( Felis catus L., 1758), and red fox ( Vulpes vulpes (L., 1758)) co-occurring in the extensive farmlands of central Poland. Their space use was monitored using tracking stations distributed in field and forest plots along a distance gradient from buildings and analyzed using the occupancy-modeling framework. For all three species occupancy decreased with increased distance from buildings, although for the fox the pattern was relatively weak. The occurrence of cats at the stations was higher in the forest than in the field; for fox and dog, there was a strong variation between study plots. For all three predators, the probability of detection was higher during the night than during the day and varied between the seasons; however, the exact patterns were species-specific. The presence of one predator was also linked to the presence of the other two species—generally, a given species was detected more frequently in the absence of the other two species. We recorded spatiotemporal niche segregation among the three species. We conclude that interspecific antagonistic interactions and differences in foraging ecology are the main drivers shaping co-occurrence of the three species in the agriculture landscape.

scholarly journals Helminth parasites of the red fox Vulpes vulpes (L., 1758) and the wolf Canis lupus italicus Altobello, 1921 in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

2016 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 503-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Fiocchi ◽  
A. Gustinelli ◽  
L. Gelmini ◽  
G. Rugna ◽  
M. Renzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Helminth Parasites

A Study on the Cestodes of Carnivores in the Northwest of Iran

1973 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Mobedi ◽  
R. A. Bray ◽  
F. Arfaa ◽  
K. Movafag
Keyword(s):  
Echinococcus Granulosus ◽  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Taenia Hydatigena ◽  
Taenia Multiceps ◽  
Dipylidium Caninum ◽  
Northwest Of Iran ◽  
Taenia Taeniaeformis

A study of the intestines of 208 carnivores (red fox, wolf and cat) from three different regions of Azerbaijan, Iran, revealed 10 species of cestodes: Taenia polyacantha, Taenia endothoracica, Echinococcus tnultilocularis, Joyeuxiella echinorhynchoides and Mesocestoides lineatus were found in Vulpes vulpes; Taenia multiceps, Taenia hydatigena, Echinococcus granulosus and Dipylidium caninum in Canis lupus; Taenia taeniaeformis in Felis sp.

scholarly journals First records of Dirofilaria repens in wild canids from the region of Central Balkan

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 481-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duško Ćirović ◽  
Aleksandra Penezić ◽  
Ivan Pavlović ◽  
Zoran Kulišić ◽  
Nada Ćosić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Dirofilaria Repens ◽  
Canis Aureus ◽  
Wild Canids ◽  
Balkan Countries ◽  
Human Dirofilariosis ◽  
Free Ranging

Dirofilaria repens causes an emerging zoonotic disease in Europe, particularly in its southern part, the Mediterranean region. Many reports on human dirofilariosis have been published recently, but little is known about the wildlife hosts and reservoirs of this parasite in nature. This paper presents the first records of adult D. repens specimens from free-ranging carnivores in Central Balkan countries (Serbia and Macedonia). During the period 2009–2013, a total of 145 regularly shot canids were examined for the presence of D. repens adults. In order to investigate their role as hosts and potential wild reservoirs of this zoonosis, 71 wolves (Canis lupus), 48 foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and 26 jackals (Canis aureus) were examined. Under the skin of two wolves (one from Serbia and one from Macedonia) and of a red fox from Serbia D. repens adults were found. In all three cases only one parasite was present. Further research on wild canids is needed, particularly on species widening their range (such as jackals) and those living near human settlements (foxes and jackals), which facilitates the transmission of the parasites to dogs and humans.

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