The first insight into hunting and feeding behaviour of the Eurasian lynx in the Western Carpathians

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F23%3A43922608" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/23:43922608 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-022-00662-2" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-022-00662-2</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13364-022-00662-2" target="_blank" >10.1007/s13364-022-00662-2</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The first insight into hunting and feeding behaviour of the Eurasian lynx in the Western Carpathians

Original language description

In Europe, the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) has suffered from intensive persecution due to competition with hunters, resulting in its extermination in the late 19th-early 20th century in most central and western European countries. Restoration of suitable prey and conservation efforts allowed the lynx to recolonize parts of its historical range. Understanding the predation patterns of one of the top European predators is crucial for setting appropriate conservation and management measures. Using GPS telemetry data from three resident lynx males in combination with camera trapping and snow tracking, we estimated kill rates, feeding and searching time and compared lynx impact to human harvest on wild ungulates. The average annual kill rates for each individual were 65, 73 and 81 ungulates/year; 17-30% of kills were parallel to other kills. Male lynx annual kill rates were equivalent to 8.59% (19.73% roe deer, 2.48% red deer, 0.32% wild boar) of the average annual human harvest within lynx home ranges. Our results provide the first insight into hunting and feeding behaviour of the Eurasian lynx in the Western Carpathians.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10613 - Zoology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Mammal Research

ISSN

2199-2401

e-ISSN

2199-241X

Volume of the periodical

68

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

237-242

UT code for WoS article

000899099900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85143829982