Assessing the roles of wolves and dogs in livestock predation with suggestions for mitigating human–wildlife conflict and conservation of wolves

Plumer, Liivi; Talvi, Tõnu; Männil, Peep; Saarma, Urmas

doi:10.1007/s10592-017-1045-4

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“…Genomic DNA was isolated from scats using the QIAamp Fast DNA Stool Mini Kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) according to the manufacturer's protocol. A hypervariable fragment of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region that enables to distinguish between wolves and dogs in Estonia, was polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplified and sequenced as described in Plumer et al (2018). In brief, a 351 base-pair (bp) fragment of the mtDNA control region was PCR-amplified using 0.25 pmol of primers Canis1F and Canis3R.…”

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“…Sequences of both DNA chains were aligned with CodonCode Aligner v.5.0.2 (CodonCode Corp.) to produce consensus sequences and corrected using BioEdit v.7.2.5 (Hall, 1999). The length of the final alignment was 245 bp and the dataset was further aligned with homologous wolf and dog sequences from Estonia (Hindrikson et al , 2012; Plumer et al , 2018). Molecular identification of species was possible due to specific nucleotide characters that distinguish between wolves and dogs in Estonia; at three nucleotide positions: 15,598, 15,655 and 15,803 (according to reference sequence KT448278 in GenBank) nucleotides C, G and T (respectively) are specific to domestic dogs, whereas T, A and C (respectively) are specific to Estonian wolves (Plumer et al , 2018).…”

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Free-ranging rural dogs are highly infected with helminths, contaminating environment nine times more than urban dogs

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Regardless of the highly efficient anthelmintics available and the control measures taken by dog owners and veterinarians, gastrointestinal parasites, especially zoonotic helminths, are still abundant in dogs and pose a health risk to humans. Free-ranging dogs in rural areas can be an important source of helminth infection. The aims of the present work were to collect scats of rural dogs, determine the environmental contamination caused by helminth infections among rural dogs of Western Estonia, analyse how diet affects helminth infection rate and compare the findings to a previous study focusing on dog helminths in urban areas of Estonia. To differentiate the scats of dogs from other sympatric canids, a genetic method was applied. Of 328 samples, genetic analysis identified 84 scats belonging to dogs, of which 87.0% were infected with helminths. A high proportion of rural dog scats harboured eggs of Taeniidae (65.5%), followed by Trichuris spp./Eucoleus spp. (15.5%), Uncinaria stenocephala (14.7%) and Toxocara canis (4.3%). Coinfections occurred in 34.5% of the samples, being the most common between Taeniidae and U. stenocephala (41.4%). The intensity model indicated higher helminth infection rate in rural dogs preying on rodents and game. In comparison to urban dogs, rural dogs were nine times more likely to be infected with intestinal parasites. These results emphasize the need to implement measures to reduce helminth infections in dogs living in rural areas of Western Estonia. Among a complex of measures to be taken, we suggest that it is also important to diagnose which gastrointestinal parasite species infect dogs to determine specific anthelmintic treatment against these parasites.

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“…Because empirical measurement of 58 wildlife damage and its attribution to wildlife is a technical skill with a measurable rate of errors 59 (e.g. Plumer et al 2018), FE differs markedly from human opinion of the effectiveness of an 60 intervention, to which we return below. Nevertheless, FE is difficult to evaluate rigorously.…”

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The Twin Challenges of Preventing Real and Perceived Threats to Human Interests

Ohrens¹,

Santiago‐Ávila²,

Treves³

2019

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“…Wolf packs were systematically recorded in both Estonia and Finland (Kojola et al 2014, 2018, Plumer et al 2018) with the recordings primarily based on voluntarily provided data. In eastern Finland field technicians of Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) conducted snow‐tracking and in a remarkable portion of packs (30–60%) at least one wolf was equipped with at least one geographic position system (GPS) transmitter that was fitted on the collar.…”

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Does prey scarcity increase the risk of wolf attacks on domestic dogs?

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Hallikainen

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Gray wolf Canis lupus predation on domestic dogs Canis familiaris is a considerable wolf-human conflict issue in several regions of Europe and North America but it has not been well documented in the scientific literature. Livestock depredations by wolves may be related to the abundance of wild prey. Regardless of the presumed motivations of wolves for attacking dogs (likely due to interference competition and predation), the abundance of wild prey populations may also influence the risk of wolf attacks on dogs. We examined whether the annual number of fatal attacks by wolves on dogs was related to the abundance of primary prey, including wild boar Sus scrofa and roe deer Capreolus capreolus in Estonia, as well as the abundance of moose Alces alces in Finland. Statistical models resulted in significant negative relationships, thus providing evidence that the risk of attacks in both house yards (Estonia) and hunting situations (Finland) was highest when the density of wild prey was low. Wild ungulates cause damage to agriculture and forestry, but they seem to mitigate conflicts between wolves and humans; therefore, it is necessary to develop a holistic, multispecies management approach in which the importance of wild ungulates for large carnivore conservation is addressed.

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Assessing the roles of wolves and dogs in livestock predation with suggestions for mitigating human–wildlife conflict and conservation of wolves

Cited by 18 publications

References 41 publications

Free-ranging rural dogs are highly infected with helminths, contaminating environment nine times more than urban dogs

Free-ranging rural dogs are highly infected with helminths, contaminating environment nine times more than urban dogs

The Twin Challenges of Preventing Real and Perceived Threats to Human Interests

Does prey scarcity increase the risk of wolf attacks on domestic dogs?

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