First wolves in Luxembourg since 1893, originating from the Alpine and Central European populations
Abstract Considering the spread of the grey wolf ( Canis lupus ) in Europe over the past 30 years, Luxembourg took some measures to prepare for the return of this apex predator, including the establishment of a management plan that notably addresses the issue of wolf depredation on livestock. Here w...
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crdegruyter:10.1515/mammalia-2020-0119 2023-05-15T15:50:36+02:00 First wolves in Luxembourg since 1893, originating from the Alpine and Central European populations Schley, Laurent Jacobs, Marianne Collet, Sebastian Kristiansen, Alexander Herr, Jan 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2020-0119 https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/mamm/ahead-of-print/article-10.1515-mammalia-2020-0119/article-10.1515-mammalia-2020-0119.xml https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/mammalia-2020-0119/xml https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/mammalia-2020-0119/pdf en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH Mammalia volume 85, issue 3, page 193-197 ISSN 1864-1547 0025-1461 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2021 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2020-0119 2022-05-11T14:45:06Z Abstract Considering the spread of the grey wolf ( Canis lupus ) in Europe over the past 30 years, Luxembourg took some measures to prepare for the return of this apex predator, including the establishment of a management plan that notably addresses the issue of wolf depredation on livestock. Here we present the results of genetic analyses of putative wolf saliva, hair and scat samples collected from or near prey carcasses between 2015 and 2020. In two cases, the wolf was confirmed via DNA analysis: in July 2017 near Garnich and in April 2020 near Niederanven, both assigned to category C1 (hard evidence). A third case was classified as C2 (confirmed observation) based on prey carcass characteristics, while genetic analysis yielded no result. These are the first confirmed records of wolves in Luxemburg since 1893. Moreover, the two C1-cases originated from the Alpine (Garnich) and Central European (Niederanven) populations. Given similar developments in the neighboring countries and regions, we conclude that the area including the Benelux countries as well as Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Northern France may well become a melting pot for wolves of the two aforementioned populations in the coming years and decades. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus De Gruyter (via Crossref) Mammalia 85 3 193 197 |
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Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Schley, Laurent Jacobs, Marianne Collet, Sebastian Kristiansen, Alexander Herr, Jan First wolves in Luxembourg since 1893, originating from the Alpine and Central European populations |
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Abstract Considering the spread of the grey wolf ( Canis lupus ) in Europe over the past 30 years, Luxembourg took some measures to prepare for the return of this apex predator, including the establishment of a management plan that notably addresses the issue of wolf depredation on livestock. Here we present the results of genetic analyses of putative wolf saliva, hair and scat samples collected from or near prey carcasses between 2015 and 2020. In two cases, the wolf was confirmed via DNA analysis: in July 2017 near Garnich and in April 2020 near Niederanven, both assigned to category C1 (hard evidence). A third case was classified as C2 (confirmed observation) based on prey carcass characteristics, while genetic analysis yielded no result. These are the first confirmed records of wolves in Luxemburg since 1893. Moreover, the two C1-cases originated from the Alpine (Garnich) and Central European (Niederanven) populations. Given similar developments in the neighboring countries and regions, we conclude that the area including the Benelux countries as well as Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Northern France may well become a melting pot for wolves of the two aforementioned populations in the coming years and decades. |
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Schley, Laurent Jacobs, Marianne Collet, Sebastian Kristiansen, Alexander Herr, Jan |
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First wolves in Luxembourg since 1893, originating from the Alpine and Central European populations |
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First wolves in Luxembourg since 1893, originating from the Alpine and Central European populations |
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First wolves in Luxembourg since 1893, originating from the Alpine and Central European populations |
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First wolves in Luxembourg since 1893, originating from the Alpine and Central European populations |
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First wolves in Luxembourg since 1893, originating from the Alpine and Central European populations |
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first wolves in luxembourg since 1893, originating from the alpine and central european populations |
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