Badgers remain fearless in the face of simulated wolf presence near their setts

Ecology and Evolution, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 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.

Язык: Английский

The Abundance and Sett Ecological Characteristics of the Asian Badger (Meles Leucurus) in the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Язык: 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, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 56, С. e03272 - e03272

Опубликована: Окт. 29, 2024

Язык: Английский