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

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Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10613 - Zoology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Mammal Research

ISSN

2199-2401

e-ISSN

2199-241X

Svazek periodika

68

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

237-242

Kód UT WoS článku

000899099900001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85143829982