Diurnal Activity Pattern of Golden Jackal (Canis aureus Linn.) in an Urban Landscape of Kolkata, India

Gupta, Sandipan; Sanyal, Aritri; Saha, Goutam Kumar; Ghosh, A. K.

doi:10.1007/s12595-014-0119-2

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“…Through this comfort behaviour, predators and scavengers can decrease the contamination level of their body surface (Hart & Hart, 2018 ). Moreover, the golden jackal possesses strong territoriality; thus, the resident population is unlikely to contribute to the excessive transmission of ASF (Gupta et al., 2016 ; Moehlman & Hayssen, 2018 ; Trbojević et al., 2018 ). In this context, the presence of a dense jackal population can support the risk mitigation during epidemics maintained by wild ungulates (O'Bryan et al., 2018 ).…”

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The golden jackal (Canis aureus) and the African swine fever pandemic: Its role is controversial but not negligible (a diet analysis study)

Kemenszky

Jánoska

Nagy

et al. 2021

Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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Background In Europe, the African swine fever (ASF) pandemic mostly affects the environmental domain of health, which is a strongly human‐impacted ecosystem. However, the current control strategies focus solely on the wild boar and tend to disregard other epidemiologically relevant elements of the ecosystem. Objectives This study investigated the potential impact of the golden jackal on the surveillance effort and disease transmission. Methods For this reason, the authors analysed the content of 277 stomachs of this canid species within its westernmost inhabitant population, in order to determine the amount of suid remains, disposed. Results The findings confirmed that in a densely populated wild boar habitat, the main diet component of jackals was wild boar all the year round. The jackals disposed of 0.3–0.6 kg/km2/day offals that potentially contained suid remains. On the other hand, the scavenging activity removed the most important target objects on which the passive surveillance of ASF should be based. Conclusions This study cannot determine whether canid scavengers positively or negatively influence the control efforts; however, the impact of the jackal should not be disregarded. The results warn the necessity of a multidisciplinary approach to complex epidemiological situations within different ecosystems.

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The golden jackal (Canis aureus) and the African swine fever pandemic: Its role is controversial but not negligible (a diet analysis study)

Kemenszky

Jánoska

Nagy

et al. 2021

Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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“…The detection rate of this species is 1.38 in Beypazarı forests (Mengüllüoğlu, 2010). Gupta et al (2014) recorded that golden jackal is the wild mammal species least affected by human influence; it roams in open fields during the day.…”

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Camera trapping of medium and large-sized mammals in western Black Sea deciduous forests in Turkey

Çoğal¹,

Sözen²

2020

Turk J Zool

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Camera trapping is one of the most effective methods for mammal inventories in most habitats and conditions. This study is based on the mammal records of a camera trap study in Northwest Anatolia. The study area was about 3500 km 2 , and the study was carried out between May 2014 and May 2015. A total of 62 sites were surveyed, resulting in 3653 records of 16 mammal species (Sciurus anomalus, Erinaceus concolor, Felis silvestris, Canis lupus, Canis aureus, Vulpes vulpes, Ursus arctos, Meles meles, Martes foina, Martes martes, Mustela nivalis, Lutra lutra, Sus scrofa, Capreolus capreolus, Lepus europaeus, Cervus elaphus) in 11,868 camera trapping days. The highest detection rate among the species was that of Sus scrofa (36.57%), followed by Martes spp. (20.35%) and Canis aureus (19.44%). Overall trap success for all species detected was 30.78% (recorded number/100 camera trapping days). It was detected that mammal species diversity was higher in natural forested lands than in human-affected areas. Species diversity in the study area was recorded to be significantly higher than the results of other studies from different parts of Turkey. We present here a detailed inventory, distribution data, and contemporary diversity data for the study area, and comparative data for further studies.

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“…They spent on resting from 10:00-15:00 resting. As Gupta et al, [34] reported, golden jackals were spending most of the time on resting. They also show foraging, playing and grooming activities during day time.…”

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Population status, foraging ecology and activity pattern of golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Guangua Ellala Forest, Awi Zone, north west Ethiopia

Gashe

Yihune

2020

PLoS ONE

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A study on population status, foraging ecology and activity pattern of golden jackal (Canis aureus) was conducted from October 2017 to August 2018. Data was collected through direct observation (total count, focal and scan sampling) and faecal dropping analysis. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and compared with Chi-square test, t test and one way ANOVA. The result indicated that the average number of golden jackal in the study area was 65 during the wet season and 83 during the dry season. There was a significant difference in the population size of golden jackal between the wet and the dry season (t = 38.13, df = 1, P<0.05). The mean pack size ± SD were 4±1.19 and 4.5±1.3 during the wet and the dry seasons, respectively. Golden jackal was observed feeding mostly on rodents and plant materials. The food items consumed were significantly differed (χ 2 = 20.33, df = 5, P< 0.05) between both seasons. They were mostly active during early morning (6:00-8:00) and late afternoon (16:00-18:00). The overall status of the current population does not appear in an immediate danger. However, there are many conservation problems that could affect the species in the future in the area. Therefore, appropriate conservation measures should be taken in to consideration to protect golden jackal and create suitable habitat.

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Diurnal Activity Pattern of Golden Jackal (Canis aureus Linn.) in an Urban Landscape of Kolkata, India

Cited by 7 publications

References 11 publications

The golden jackal (Canis aureus) and the African swine fever pandemic: Its role is controversial but not negligible (a diet analysis study)

The golden jackal (Canis aureus) and the African swine fever pandemic: Its role is controversial but not negligible (a diet analysis study)

Camera trapping of medium and large-sized mammals in western Black Sea deciduous forests in Turkey

Population status, foraging ecology and activity pattern of golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Guangua Ellala Forest, Awi Zone, north west Ethiopia

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