Widespread Presence of Domestic Dogs on Sandy Beaches of Southern Chile

• Published in: Animals
• Main Authors: Esteban I. Cortés, Juan G. Navedo, Eduardo A. Silva-Rodríguez
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Canis familiaris; Chile; dog disturbance; recreation; sandy beaches; shorebirds; The Beaches; Numenius phaeopus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010161

Dogs on sandy beaches are a threat to shorebirds. Managing this problem requires understanding the factors that influence the abundance of dogs in these ecosystems. We aimed to determine the proportion of beaches used by dogs and the effects of human presence on dog abundance on sandy beaches of sou...