Badgers remain fearless in the face of simulated wolf presence near their setts
Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Many
mesocarnivores
are
fossorial
and
use
burrow
systems
to
avoid
predators.
But
animals
cannot
stay
safely
underground
forever;
they
must
also
risk
emerging
overground
forage
find
mates.
To
make
this
trade-off
effectively
maximise
their
own
fitness,
it
is
imperative
assess
how
varies
in
space
time
adapt
denning
behaviour
accordingly.
We
used
the
badger
Białowieża
Forest,
Poland,
as
a
model
for
investigating
of
mesocarnivore
response
short-term
large
carnivore
risk.
end,
we
experimentally
simulated
perceived
wolf
presence
outside
10
setts
using
audio
playbacks
wolves
(their
howls).
assayed
two
behavioural
measures
fear:
emergence
from
on
day
were
broadcast
after.
found
that
neither
nor
next-day
sett
varied
playbacks.
The
results
present
study
contrast
with
previous
ours
badgers
areas
high
landscape
level
less
often
than
those
lower-risk
areas.
Together,
these
papers'
findings
suggest
different
spatiotemporal
scales
can
have
differential
effects
behaviour.
conclude
rather
take
avoidance
at
all
risky
times
places,
likely
display
diversity
reactions
depend
context
scale
being
perceived.
Language: Английский
The Abundance and Sett Ecological Characteristics of the Asian Badger (Meles Leucurus) in the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
The abundance and sett ecological characteristics of the Asian badger (Meles leucurus) in the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park (NE China)
Global Ecology and Conservation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
56, P. e03272 - e03272
Published: Oct. 29, 2024
Language: Английский