Advances in New Zealand mammalogy 1990–2000: Stoat and weasel

King, Carolyn M.; Griffiths, K. J.; Murphy, Elaine

doi:10.1080/03014223.2001.9517646

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“…The mean MCP range sizes estimated for stoats at Trounson were large compared with those reported from overseas (reviewed by King & Powell 2007), but not unusual compared with those reported in other New Zealand studies (reviewed in King & Murphy 2005). One exception was the 8 ha home range of male stoat 465, which was considerably smaller than average.…”

Section: Mustelid Home Rangementioning

confidence: 63%

“…The density and distribution of prey might (King & Murphy 2005) or might not (Smith 2005) be important for determining the size of stoat home ranges. Therefore, the home range sizes of the stoats we have reported need to be considered in light of the changes in prey abundance induced by pest control activities inside the park (Gillies et al 2003).…”

Section: Mustelid Home Rangementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The home ranges of mammalian carnivores in New Zealand generally have been reviewed by Clapperton & Byrom (2005), Gillies & Fitzgerald (2005), and King & Murphy (2005), but only three studies have considered multiple carnivore species coexisting at one site (Pierce 1987;Norbury et al 1998a;Moller & Alterio 1999). We aimed to describe the home range and spatial organisation of feral cats and mustelids at Trounson Kauri Park before and during pest control operations there, and to provide site-specific information to assist managers in their efforts to control these animals.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Introduced feral cats {Felis catus) and mustelids (ferrets {Mustela furo), stoats (M erminea) and weasels (M. nivalis)) are widespread throughout New Zealand, except on some offshore islands, and they pose a significant threat to many species of native fauna (Clapperton & By rom 2005;Gillies & Fitzgerald 2005;King & Murphy 2005). Throughout the last decade, conservation managers in New Zealand have been attempting to remove feral cats, mustelids and other alien mammal pests from selected sites on the New Zealand mainland in order to protect vulnerable native species (Saunders & Norton 2001).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Home ranges of introduced mammalian carnivores at Trounson Kauri Park, Northland, New Zealand

Gillies¹,

Graham²,

Clout

2007

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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At Trounson Kauri Park, we monitored the movements of 21 feral cats (Felis catus), 11 stoats (Mustela erminea) and one male ferret (Mustelafuro). In feral cats, the average minimum home range was 446 ha (±82 SE) for 14 males, significantly larger than the average minimum of 117 ha (±40 SE) for seven females. In stoats the average minimum home range was 107 ha (±20 SE), for nine males compared with 81 ha (±31 SE) for two females. The single male ferret had a minimum home range of 197 ha. Adult male feral cats lived on apparently separate, non-overlapping home ranges; females occupied exclusive home ranges which were overlapped by adult males; home ranges of sub-adult male feral cats overlapped those of other sub-adult male, adult male and female feral cats. The home ranges of two neighbouring male stoats overlapped, although their core ranges did not; both these and the ferret's home ranges overlapped those of the neighbouring feral cats. The feral cats were often located in cover in pastureland or near the edge of larger tracts of forest within their home ranges; stoats near waterways in the larger tracts of forest; and the ferret near the forest/pasture margins of Trounson Kauri Park. Our results suggest that control devices targeting all these species should be set at a minimum spacing of 800 m in order to put the majority of the resident and immigrant predators at risk.

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Section: Mustelid Home Rangementioning

confidence: 63%

Section: Mustelid Home Rangementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Home ranges of introduced mammalian carnivores at Trounson Kauri Park, Northland, New Zealand

Gillies¹,

Graham²,

Clout

2007

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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“…Female stoats typically prefer smaller prey than males (Erlinge 1981;McDonald et al 2000;King et al 2001), although in New Zealand they may not always have the choice (King 1991a). King & Moody (1982) found that significantly more males than females ate possums, and attributed the difference to the higher food requirements of males, since carrion is equally accessible to both large and small stoats.…”

Section: Diet Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Age structure, dispersion and diet of a population of stoats (Mustela erminea) in southern Fiordland during the decline phase of the beech mast cycle

Purdey¹,

King²,

Lawrence³

2004

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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The dispersion, age structure and diet of stoats (Mustela erminea) in beech forest in the Borland and Grebe Valleys, Fiordland National Park, were examined during December and January 2000/01, 20 months after a heavy seed-fall in 1999. Thirty trap stations were set along a 38-km transect through almost continuous beech forest, at least 1 km apart. Mice were very scarce (<1 capture per 100 trap nights, C/100TN) along two standard index lines placed at either end of the transect, compared with November 1999 (>60/100TN), but mice were detected (from footprints in stoat tunnels) along an 8 km central section of the transect (stations 14-22). Live trapping with one trap per station (total 317.5 trap nights) in December 2000 caught 2 female and 23 male stoats, of which 10 (including both females) were radio collared. The minimum range lengths of the two females along the transect represented by the trap line were 2.2 and 6.0 km; those of eight radiotracked males averaged 2.9 ±1.7 km. Stations 14-22 tended to be visited more often, by more marked individual stoats, than the other 21 stations. Another two marked males were recovered dead. The stoat population showed no sign of chronic nutritional stress (average fat reserve index = 2.8 on a scale of 1-4 where 4 = highest fat content); and only one of 63 guts analysed was empty. Nevertheless, all 76 stoats handled were adults with 1-3 cementum annuli in their teeth, showing that reproduction had failed that season. Prey categories recorded in descending frequency of occurrence were birds, carabid beetle (ground beetle), weta, possum, rat, and mouse. The frequencies of occurrence of mice and birds in the diet of these stoats (10% and 48%, respectively) were quite different from those in stoats collected in Pig Creek, a tributary of the Borland River (87%, 5%), 12 months previously when mice were still abundant. Five of the six stoat guts containing mice were collected within 1 km of stations 14-22.

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Current Knowledge and Conservation of the Wild Mammals of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands

Rainho

Meyer

Þorsteinsdóttir

et al. 2022

Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands

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Oceanic islands are usually difficult for mammals to colonize; consequently, the native mammal fauna is typically species-poor, often consisting of just a few species of bats. The oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea are no exception to this pattern. Still, the known mammal richness is relatively high for the small size of the islands. Out of a total of 13 native species, including 11 bats and 2 shrews, at least 7 species and 3 subspecies are single-island endemics. In addition to native species, at least 6 other wild mammals have been introduced to the islands purposely or accidentally by humans. Some of these are among the world’s most notorious invasive species and cause damage to native species, ecosystems, and humans. Predation by exotic species can threaten native island mammals, which are especially sensitive due to their small populations and limited ranges. These impacts are likely worsened by other threats, such as forest degradation and climate change, and a general lack of knowledge about the natural history of most species also hampers the implementation of conservation measures. Therefore, fostering further research on the endemic-rich mammal fauna of these islands is vital to ensure their persistence.

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Advances in New Zealand mammalogy 1990–2000: Stoat and weasel

Cited by 13 publications

References 85 publications

Home ranges of introduced mammalian carnivores at Trounson Kauri Park, Northland, New Zealand

Home ranges of introduced mammalian carnivores at Trounson Kauri Park, Northland, New Zealand

Age structure, dispersion and diet of a population of stoats (Mustela erminea) in southern Fiordland during the decline phase of the beech mast cycle

Current Knowledge and Conservation of the Wild Mammals of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands

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