scholarly journals Influence of tourism and traffic on the Eurasian lynx hunting activity and daily movements

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Belotti ◽  
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M. Heurich ◽  
J. Kreisinger ◽  
P. Sustr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Activity ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Large Prey ◽  
Eurasian Lynx ◽  
Outdoor Activities ◽  
Habitat Features ◽  
Resting Sites ◽  
Hunting Activity ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Kill Site

Human presence influences survival of large carnivores in several ways and even outdoor activities can be a source of disturbance. As ungulate prey provide the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) with food for several nights and the pattern of lynx activity is mainly shaped by searching for and consuming large prey, the need to move decreases strongly while the prey is eaten. However, during the day, human activity may drive lynx to move to safe shelters and habitat features such as dense vegetation may increase tolerance. In the Bohemian Forest (Czech Republic), we found 116 prey killed by five GPS–collared lynxes. We tested whether the kill sites were located farther from roads or tourist trails than a set of randomly generated locations and whether presence of roads or tourist trails and habitat structure influenced the distance ‘kill site to daytime resting sites’. At night, with low human activity, lynxes did not avoid roads and even selected the surroundings of tourist trails. The distance ‘kill site to daytime resting sites’ correlated negatively with presence of habitat concealment and distance to tourist trails, suggesting that outdoor activities may have to be considered in lynx management plans.

scholarly journals Rocks rock: the importance of rock formations as resting sites of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Signer ◽  
Marc Filla ◽  
Sebastian Schoneberg ◽  
Thomas Kneib ◽  
Ludek Bufka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Eurasian Lynx ◽  
Resting Sites ◽  
Rock Formations

scholarly journals Caching Behavior of Large Prey by Eurasian Lynx: Quantifying the Anti-Scavenging Benefits

Diversity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 350
Author(s):  
Ivonne J. M. Teurlings ◽  
John Odden ◽  
John D. C. Linnell ◽  
Claudia Melis
Keyword(s):  
Observational Data ◽  
Roe Deer ◽  
Capreolus Capreolus ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Large Prey ◽  
Functional Responses ◽  
Eurasian Lynx ◽  
Predator Prey ◽  
Prey System ◽  
Prey Items

Large solitary felids often kill large prey items that can provide multiple meals. However, being able to utilize these multiple meals requires that they can cache the meat in a manner that delays its discovery by vertebrate and invertebrate scavengers. Covering the kill with vegetation and snow is a commonly observed strategy among felids. This study investigates the utility of this strategy using observational data from Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)-killed roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) carcasses, and a set of two experiments focused on vertebrate and invertebrate scavengers, respectively. Lynx-killed roe deer that were covered by snow or vegetation were less likely to have been visited by scavengers. Experimentally-deployed video-monitored roe deer carcasses had significantly longer time prior to discovery by avian scavengers when covered with vegetation. Carcass parts placed in cages that excluded vertebrate scavengers had delayed invertebrate activity when covered with vegetation. All three datasets indicated that covering a kill was a successful caching/anti-scavenger strategy. These results can help explain why lynx functional responses reach plateaus at relatively low kill rates. The success of this anti-scavenging behavior therefore has clear effects on the dynamics of a predator–prey system.

scholarly journals Habitat selection by Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is primarily driven by avoidance of human activity during day and prey availability during night

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (16) ◽  
pp. 6367-6381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Filla ◽  
Joseph Premier ◽  
Nora Magg ◽  
Claudia Dupke ◽  
Igor Khorozyan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Prey Availability ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Eurasian Lynx

Musculoskeletal anatomy of the Eurasian lynx,Lynx lynx(Carnivora: Felidae) forelimb: Adaptations to capture large prey?

2016 ◽  
Vol 277 (6) ◽  
pp. 753-765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suvi Viranta ◽  
Hanna Lommi ◽  
Katja Holmala ◽  
Juha Laakkonen
Keyword(s):  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Large Prey ◽  
Eurasian Lynx ◽  
Musculoskeletal Anatomy

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

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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