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- Title
Study on Carrion Sharing Between the Golden Jackal (Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758) and Sympatric Scavengers Over the Winter Period in Central Bulgaria using Camera Trapping.
- Authors
Kirilov, Krasimir B.
- Abstract
The position of the Golden jackal (Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758) within scavenger society in three Central Bulgaria habitats of different anthropogenic impact was investigated using camera trapping during the winter period of 2019-2020. Three different types of carrion (jackal carcass, wild boar and cattle skin) were used as lures. The scavenger society was represented by 15 vertebrates, including 8 bird and 7 mammal species, in these habitats. The study found that avian scavengers had an advantage over mammals in detecting carrion in open habitats due to their greater visibility. In mountainous forest habitats the scavenger community consisted mainly of mammals, with the jackal reliably detecting and using carrion as a food source. The study also found that an observational period greater than 25 days is required to attract all potential scavengers.
- Subjects
BULGARIA; ANIMAL carcasses; CANIS; WILD boar; MAMMAL conservation; TRAPPING; CAMERAS
- Publication
Ecologia Balkanica, 2020, Vol 12, Issue 2, p77
- ISSN
1313-9940
- Publication type
Article