Badger Meles meles sett site selection in low density Mediterranean areas of central Spain

Virgós, Emílio; Casanovas, Jorge G.

doi:10.4098/at.arch.99-15

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“…Genet latrines were easily distinguished because they were large amounts of scats located at particular landmarks (e.g. on the top of large rocks, bridges, fences: Virgo´s and Casanovas 1997), while badger setts were easily distinguished by the presence of latrines (small pits with faeces), and by checking entrances for footprints, hairs or bedding material (Neal 1986;Virgo´s and Casanovas 1999).…”

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“…Routes were belt transects with a progression line in the centre and a belt of 1 m-wide on paths and tracks and 10 m-wide when cross-country. In particular, genet latrines and badger setts were searched for in the same type of habitat feature along all survey routes: fences, field edges, rocks, slopes, riverbanks (see Neal 1986;Palomares 1993;Virgo´s and Casanovas 1999). We minimised the problems associated with the use of signs as a measure of current use by sampling under similar weather conditions (all surveys were in late autumn-winter) and searching for signs with the same protocol across all habitats.…”

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Relationship Between Small-game Hunting and Carnivore Diversity in Central Spain

Virgós

Travaini

2005

Biodivers Conserv

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Small-game hunting plays an important economic role in central Spain and some game species are key food resources for threatened predators. Small carnivores may reduce numbers of important game species. To alleviate predation pressure on game populations, management is often focused on predator control. Control methods can be non-selective, and so could potentially have a negative impact on non-target carnivore species, affecting carnivore guild composition and diversity. Using data on carnivore diversity in 70 quadrants (5 · 5 km) in a large area of central Spain with two main land uses (small-game hunting and a mixture of big-game hunting and forestry), we assessed how game management was related to carnivore diversity. Carnivore species richness was significantly lower in those areas managed for small-game hunting than in areas where other land uses predominated. The apparently least affected species by predator control was the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), the main target species of predator control. Results suggested that low carnivore species richness was linked to small-game hunting activities, which was probably associated with non-selective predator control practices. Therefore, in order to reconcile carnivore conservation and economic goals it is imperative to develop and to evaluate selective predator control techniques.

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Relationship Between Small-game Hunting and Carnivore Diversity in Central Spain

Virgós

Travaini

2005

Biodivers Conserv

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“…We would like to point out that in certain Spanish areas M. meles would be categorised as``scarce'' (Neal 1986). This is probably due both to human factors (persecution and habitat loss) and to the dryness of Mediterranean environments (Griths andThomas 1993, VirgoÂ s andCasanovas 1999a).…”

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Helminth parasites of the eurasian badger ( Meles meles L.) in Spain: a biogeographic approach

Torres

Miquel

Motje

2001

Parasitology Research

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Eighty-five Eurasian badgers, Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758), from four mainland biogeographic Spanish areas were analysed for helminths. Seventeen helminth species were found: Brachylaima sp., Euparyphium melis and Euryhelmis squamula (Trematoda), Atriotaenia incisa and Mesocestoides sp. (Cestoda) and Aelurostrongylus pridhami, Angiostrongylus vasorum, Aonchotheca putorii, Crenosoma melesi, Mastophorus muris, Molineus patens, Pearsonema plica, Physaloptera sibirica, Strongyloides sp., Trichinella sp., Uncinaria criniformis and Vigisospirura potekhina hugoti (Nematoda). In the Mediterranean area, Aonchotheca putorii, M. patens, Strongyloides sp., and U. criniformis were more prevalent in the occidental part, whereas Atriotaenia incisa and Mesocestoides sp. cestodes showed higher values on the continental slope. Metastrongyloid species (Aelurostrongylus pridhami, Angiostrongylus vasorum and Crenosoma melesi) were only detected in the occidental Mediterranean area. In contrast, spirurid species (Mastophorus muris and Vigisospirura potekhina hugoti) were almost restricted to the continental Mediterranean area. Helminthological differences between areas may result from the badger diet, abiotic factors and biocenosis present in each biogeographic area.

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“…known from lowland regions (for a recent review, see Do Linh San 2006), very few data are available from mountain environments. Indeed, most studies conducted in mountainous habitats deal with the diet of badgers (Kruuk and De Kock 1981;Rinetti 1987;Lucherini and Crema 1995;Biancardi and Rinetti 1999;Marassi and Biancardi 2002a;Virgós et al 2004) or with the characteristics, selection or use of diurnal resting setts (Biancardi and Rinetti 1999;Virgós and Casanovas 1999;Good et al 2001;Marassi and Biancardi 2002b). Moreover, the majority of these studies were carried out in southern Europe where climatic conditions are significantly influenced by the proximity of the Mediterranean sea.…”

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Spatio-temporal ecology and density of badgers Meles meles in the Swiss Jura Mountains

San¹,

Ferrari²,

Weber

2007

Eur J Wildl Res

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This study reports for the first time data on the spatio-temporal ecology of badgers living in a cold and wet mountain region (Swiss Jura Mountains). The home range, movements, activity patterns and habitat use of three badgers (two males, one female) were examined using radiotelemetry. Average home range size was 320 ha (MCP 100%), but the ranging behaviour of badgers varied at a seasonal scale. As in other regions, badgers were strictly nocturnal or crepuscular and showed a marked reduction of activity in the winter period. From spring to autumn, animals were active for an average (±SD) of 8.1±2.4 h and travelled up to 9,460 m each night (mean±SD, 5,160± 2,600 m). The nightly distance travelled by badgers was positively correlated with their travel speed, the duration of the activity period and the used area, but not with night length. Year-round, the radio-collared animals avoided pastures and the vicinity of houses during their night trips. In winter and spring, individual badgers used forests and wooded pastures more than expected according to their availability, whereas cereal fields were actively selected in summer and autumn. Den-watching, night-lighting and radio-tracking data suggest that badgers live in pairs in this wet and cold region. Population density estimates range from 0.4 to 1.5 individuals/100 ha. We discuss the importance of trophic resources and climate as factors influencing badger behavioural ecology.

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Badger Meles meles sett site selection in low density Mediterranean areas of central Spain

Cited by 43 publications

References 25 publications

Relationship Between Small-game Hunting and Carnivore Diversity in Central Spain

Relationship Between Small-game Hunting and Carnivore Diversity in Central Spain

Helminth parasites of the eurasian badger ( Meles meles L.) in Spain: a biogeographic approach

Spatio-temporal ecology and density of badgers Meles meles in the Swiss Jura Mountains

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