Population densities and habitat use of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in farmlands across the Balkan Peninsula

Šálek, Martin; Červinka, Jaroslav; Banea, Ovidiu C.; Krofel, Miha; Ćirović, Duško; Selanec, Ivana; Penezić, Aleksandra; Grill, Stanislav; Riegert, Jan

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“…One species that has received much attention because of its range expansion in recent decades is the golden jackal (e.g. Arnold et al 2012; Šálek et al 2014; Trouwborst et al 2015). …”

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“…However, the effect of this factor should not be overestimated for a representative of such a highly adaptive guild of carnivores, and a direct evidence of how climate change might have affected this species’ spread is missing. Other suggested factors are human-caused changes in the overall character of landscapes (Šálek et al 2014), the lack of natural predators, particularly wolves ( Canis lupus ) (Giannatos 2004; Arnold et al 2012), and also a high degree of ecological tolerance in golden jackal individuals (Banea et al 2012; Šálek et al 2014). The golden jackal is omnivorous and can survive in various habitats ranging from arid environments to evergreen forests and it also seems to be able to migrate through high-elevation areas (Sillero-Zubiri 1996).…”

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Golden jackal (Canis aureus) in the Czech Republic: the first record of a live animal and its long-term persistence in the colonized habitat

Pyšková¹,

Storch²,

Horáček³

et al. 2016

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A golden jackal (Canis aureus) individual was recorded ~40 km east of Prague in the Czech Republic. It is the first record of a living golden jackal in the country; up to now several individuals have been recorded but all of them were either shot dead or killed by a vehicle. The observed animal was documented by camera traps set up for research of carnivore diversity in different habitats in the study area. It was first photographed on 19 June 2015, and in total there were 57 records made by 12 traps until 24 March 2016 when the animal was still present in the area. Forty-nine of the 57 records were made in a shrubby grassland over an area of ~100 ha, 39% of sightings were during the day and 61% in the night. There were two distinct peaks in the circadian activity of the animal, from 4 to 10 a.m., and from 6 p.m. to midnight. We also review the verified records of the golden jackal in the Czech Republic, some of which were only published in local hunting magazines. However, the observation reported in this paper represents the first evidence of a long-term occurrence in Europe of the same golden jackal individual, that persisted for at least nine months and over winter, northwest of Hungarian-Austrian border where the population has been known to reproduce.

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“…One species that has received much attention because of its range expansion in recent decades is the golden jackal (e.g. Arnold et al 2012; Šálek et al 2014; Trouwborst et al 2015). …”

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confidence: 99%

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Golden jackal (Canis aureus) in the Czech Republic: the first record of a live animal and its long-term persistence in the colonized habitat

Pyšková¹,

Storch²,

Horáček³

et al. 2016

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“…The golden jackal (Canis aureus) is a medium-sized carnivore that is widespread in southern Eurasia and northern Africa (Sillero-Zubiri et al 2004). After a decline in the 1960s, mainly due to human persecution, the species survived in Bulgaria due to its protected status.…”

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Range expansion of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) into Poland: first records

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The range of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Europe has been expanding in recent decades. We describe the first three records of golden jackal from Poland and attribute them to the natural range expansion of the species. A young male jackal was found dead on a road in western Poland, close to the German border, on 13th April 2015. Morphological examination and genetic analysis confirmed the species identification. This individual had the same mitochondrial DNA haplotype as a comparative individual from the wild population in southern Ukraine. The two other observations of jackals, confirmed from photographs, were reported in May and June 2015 from the Biebrza river valley and the Polesie region, both in eastern Poland. The records suggest a natural expansion of the species into Poland, probably from different source populations, and indicate the urgent need to determine the status of the golden jackal in this part of Europe.

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“…Its status and distribution in Europe have undergone dramatic changes during the past century (Kryštufek et al 1997;Arnold et al 2012). Balkan Peninsula is considered its core area of distribution in Europe (Spassov 1989;Kryštufek et al 1997;Arnold et al 2012;Šálek et al 2014). Destruction of reeds and scrubland habitats together with extermination efforts (directly via persecution and indirectly via poisoned baits) that was implemented across Balkan Penninsula during the first half of the twentieth century resulted in decreased number of jackals (Spassov 1989).…”

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Seasonal variation in diet of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Serbia

Penezić

Ćirović

2015

Mamm Res

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Seasonal variation in diet of golden jackal in Serbia was assessed by stomach content analysis. During the period 2004During the period -2013 samples were collected at two localitiesSurčin (central Serbia, 15 km west of Belgrade, along river Sava) and Veliko Gradište (northeastern Serbia, 85 km east of Belgrade, along Danube River). Jackals consumed a broad range (15) of different food categories. Seasonal differences in diet are related with the availability of certain food categories. Small mammals are the most important food category when they are most abundant-in summer and autumn regarding both frequency of occurrence and frequency of biomass consumed (32.1 %O and 36.5 %B, and 29.0 %O and 37.0 %B, respectively). Moreover, high percentage of plant material is recorded during summer (23.8 %O, 20.8 %B), consisting mainly of fruit that ripen at this time of the year. Due to presence of domestic ungulate leftovers on illegal dumps year-round, this food category is representing its staple diet. High overlap between summer and autumn as well as between winter and spring is recorded (C=0.97 and C=0.94, respectively). These findings confirm golden jackal's opportunistic nature, foraging behaviour and high dependence on human-provided food resources.

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Population densities and habitat use of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in farmlands across the Balkan Peninsula

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Golden jackal (Canis aureus) in the Czech Republic: the first record of a live animal and its long-term persistence in the colonized habitat

Golden jackal (Canis aureus) in the Czech Republic: the first record of a live animal and its long-term persistence in the colonized habitat

Range expansion of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) into Poland: first records

Seasonal variation in diet of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Serbia

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