Camera-Trapping Two Felid Species: Monitoring Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) and Wildcat (Felis silvestris) Populations in Mixed Temperate Forest Ecosystems

Mammal Study ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anıl Soyumert
Keyword(s):  
Temperate Forest ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Camera Trapping ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Felis Silvestris ◽  
Eurasian Lynx ◽  
Felid Species

scholarly journals A Study of Population Size and Activity Patterns and Their Relationship to the Prey Species of the Eurasian Lynx Using a Camera Trapping Approach

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 864
Author(s):  
Xiaoming Tang ◽  
Shupei Tang ◽  
Xiaoyu Li ◽  
Dalai Menghe ◽  
Wuliji Bao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Habitat Management ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Camera Trapping ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Eurasian Lynx ◽  
Different Seasons

Revealing the behavioral relationships between predators and their prey is fundamental in understanding the community structure and ecosystem functions of such animals. This study aimed at detecting the population size and activity patterns of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) (along with its prey) by camera trapping monitoring from 2014 to 2017 at the Saihanwula nature reserve in central Inner Mongolia. The total effective trapping days were 29,892 and 20 lynx were identified from 343 trapping photos based on the inner side patterns of their forelimbs. The daily activity rhythms of the lynx overlapped with those of different prey in different seasons. The yearly activity pattern of the lynx was influenced by its main prey’s biology. In conclusion, this study reveals that the activity patterns of the top predator matched those of its prey in different time periods. Habitat management strategies promoting the restoration of prey communities would benefit the lynx in maintaining a stable community structure.

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 Comparing patterns of human harvest and predation by Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx on European roe deer Capreolus capreolus in a temperate forest

2013 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miha Krofel ◽  
Klemen Jerina ◽  
Franc Kljun ◽  
Ivan Kos ◽  
Hubert Potočnik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperate Forest ◽  
Roe Deer ◽  
Capreolus Capreolus ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Eurasian Lynx

Parvovirus Infection in a Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) and in a European Wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris)

2009 ◽  
Vol 140 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 203-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Wasieri ◽  
G. Schmiedeknecht ◽  
C. Förster ◽  
M. König ◽  
M. Reinacher
Keyword(s):  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Felis Silvestris ◽  
Eurasian Lynx ◽  
Felis Silvestris Silvestris ◽  
European Wildcat

scholarly journals Unravelling the functions of biogenic volatiles in boreal and temperate forest ecosystems

2019 ◽  
Vol 138 (5) ◽  
pp. 763-787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Šimpraga ◽  
Rajendra P. Ghimire ◽  
Dominique Van Der Straeten ◽  
James D. Blande ◽  
Anne Kasurinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperate Forest ◽  
Forest Ecosystems

scholarly journals In situ feeding as a new management tool to conserve orphaned Eurasian lynx (lynx lynx)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe Premier ◽  
Martin Gahbauer ◽  
Franz Leibl ◽  
Marco Heurich
Keyword(s):  
Management Tool ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Eurasian Lynx ◽  
In Situ Feeding

Land Use History Mediates Soil Biogeochemical Responses to Drought in Temperate Forest Ecosystems

Ecosystems ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest D. Osburn ◽  
Julia S. Simpson ◽  
Brian D. Strahm ◽  
J. E. Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Temperate Forest ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Land Use History

scholarly journals Conservation of snow leopards: spill-over benefits for other carnivores?

Oryx ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justine S. Alexander ◽  
Jeremy J. Cusack ◽  
Chen Pengju ◽  
Shi Kun ◽  
Philip Riordan
Keyword(s):  
Red Fox ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Snow Leopard ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Eurasian Lynx ◽  
Detection Rates ◽  
Cuon Alpinus ◽  
Sign Surveys ◽  
Snow Leopards

AbstractIn high-altitude settings of Central Asia the Endangered snow leopard Panthera uncia has been recognized as a potential umbrella species. As a first step in assessing the potential benefits of snow leopard conservation for other carnivores, we sought a better understanding of the presence of other carnivores in areas occupied by snow leopards in China's Qilianshan National Nature Reserve. We used camera-trap and sign surveys to examine whether other carnivores were using the same travel routes as snow leopards at two spatial scales. We also considered temporal interactions between species. Our results confirm that other carnivores, including the red fox Vulpes vulpes, grey wolf Canis lupus, Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx and dhole Cuon alpinus, occur along snow leopard travel routes, albeit with low detection rates. Even at the smaller scale of our camera trap survey all five carnivores (snow leopard, lynx, wolf, red fox and dhole) were observed. Kernel density estimates suggested a high degree of temporal overlap between the snow leopard and the fox, and the snow leopard and the lynx, as indicated by high overlap coefficient estimates. There is an opportunity to consider protective measures at the local scale that would benefit various species simultaneously. However, it should also be recognized that snow leopard conservation efforts could exacerbate human–wildlife conflicts through their protective effect on other carnivore species.

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