In situ feeding as a new management tool to conserve orphaned Eurasian lynx (lynx lynx)
High human-caused mortality due to wildlife-vehicle-collisions and illegal killing leads to frequent cases of orphaned Eurasian lynx juveniles. Under natural conditions, this would result in starvation of the young. To avoid this, wildlife managers conventionally rear animals in captivity and releas...
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ftleibnizopen:oai:oai.leibnizopen.de:5RY4iIcBdbrxVwz62viz 2023-06-06T12:00:16+02:00 In situ feeding as a new management tool to conserve orphaned Eurasian lynx (lynx lynx) Premier, Joe Gahbauer, Martin Leibl, Franz Heurich, Marco 2021 https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6434165 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7261 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8019029/ eng eng CC BY 4.0 Ecology and evolution, 11(7):2963-2973 conservation management species reintroduction carrion supplementary feeding orphan juvenile large carnivore conservation 2021 ftleibnizopen https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7261 2023-04-16T23:11:35Z High human-caused mortality due to wildlife-vehicle-collisions and illegal killing leads to frequent cases of orphaned Eurasian lynx juveniles. Under natural conditions, this would result in starvation of the young. To avoid this, wildlife managers conventionally rear animals in captivity and release them later. However, this measure is an undesirable outcome for species conservation, managers, and animals alike. Increased awareness of Eurasian lynx orphaned by human-caused mortality means managers must often intervene in endangered populations. In this study, we report for the first time a successful case of in situ feeding designed to avoid captivity of two orphaned Eurasian lynx. We exposed 13 roe deer and 7 red deer carcasses in the field to successfully support two orphans to the age of independence and confirm dispersal from the natal range. We present this management approach as a feasible and complimentary tool that can be considered in small or isolated large carnivore populations where every individual counts toward population viability. Other/Unknown Material Lynx Lynx lynx lynx LeibnizOpen (The Leibniz Association) Ecology and Evolution 11 7 2963 2973 |
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High human-caused mortality due to wildlife-vehicle-collisions and illegal killing leads to frequent cases of orphaned Eurasian lynx juveniles. Under natural conditions, this would result in starvation of the young. To avoid this, wildlife managers conventionally rear animals in captivity and release them later. However, this measure is an undesirable outcome for species conservation, managers, and animals alike. Increased awareness of Eurasian lynx orphaned by human-caused mortality means managers must often intervene in endangered populations. In this study, we report for the first time a successful case of in situ feeding designed to avoid captivity of two orphaned Eurasian lynx. We exposed 13 roe deer and 7 red deer carcasses in the field to successfully support two orphans to the age of independence and confirm dispersal from the natal range. We present this management approach as a feasible and complimentary tool that can be considered in small or isolated large carnivore populations where every individual counts toward population viability. |
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Premier, Joe Gahbauer, Martin Leibl, Franz Heurich, Marco |
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Premier, Joe Gahbauer, Martin Leibl, Franz Heurich, Marco |
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In situ feeding as a new management tool to conserve orphaned Eurasian lynx (lynx lynx) |
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In situ feeding as a new management tool to conserve orphaned Eurasian lynx (lynx lynx) |
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In situ feeding as a new management tool to conserve orphaned Eurasian lynx (lynx lynx) |
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In situ feeding as a new management tool to conserve orphaned Eurasian lynx (lynx lynx) |
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In situ feeding as a new management tool to conserve orphaned Eurasian lynx (lynx lynx) |
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in situ feeding as a new management tool to conserve orphaned eurasian lynx (lynx lynx) |
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