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Experience obtained from box trapping and handling wildcats in Slovenia

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Potocnik H., Kljun F., Racnik J., Skrbinsek T., Adamic M., Kos I.

Acta Theriologica

2002

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Wildcats Felis silvestris Schreber, 1775 were captured for radio collaring as a part of a study of their spatial distribution and social organisation in southern Slovenia between 1999 and 2001. Double-door box traps, with a roof that bears easily break (bear permeable traps), have been used to capture individuals. The distances between traps were between 550 to 2200 m. They were set out on logging roads and narrow trails in the forest. Nine wildcats, one lynx Lynx lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) and one feral cat were caught as target species and 19 badgers Meles meles and one bear cub Ursus arctos as non-targets. The catching success was 1 wildcat/58 trap-days and seems to be in correlation with the lunar cycle. Overall, 7 males and 2 female wildcats were captured which might indicate sex biased trapping selection. Methodological improvements shortened the time of handling procedures. Improved field protocols as well as restraining and immobilisation procedures increased reliability and safety of drug administrations, decreased potential chances for injuries and reduced overall stress of captured animals.

Distribution and genetic staus of brown bears in FYR Macedonia: implications for conservation

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Karamanlidis A. A., Stojanov A., de Gabriel Hernando M., Ivanov G., Kocijan I., Melovski D., Skrbinsek T., Zedrosser A.

Acta Theriologica

2014

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Conservation and management of large carnivores is often hampered by the lack of information of basic biological parameters. This is particularly true for brown bears (Ursus arctos) in the Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia. The bear population in this country is important, as it links bear populations of the central part of the Dinaric–Pindos population and the endangered population to the south in Greece. The aim of this study was to assess bear presence in FYR Macedonia and to provide the first evaluation of the genetic status of the species in this country. Bear presence was assessed through a questionnaire and sign surveys, while the genetic status of the species was evaluated through noninvasive genetic sampling from power poles and microsatellite analysis. The results of the study indicate the continuous and permanent presence of brown bears in FYR Macedonia from the border to Kosovo in the northwest, along the border to Albania and Greece in the south; bear presence around Mount Kožuf in the south of the country was seasonal. High levels of genetic diversity were recorded, and it appears that this bear population is currently not threatened by low genetic variability. Cross-border movements of bears between FYR Macedonia and Greece were documented, indicating the presence of an interconnected population and outlining the necessity for a coordinated international approach in the monitoring and conservation of the species in southeastern Europe.

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2 Acta Theriologica

2 Skrbinsek T.

1 Adamic M.

1 Ivanov G.

1 Karamanlidis A. A.

1 Kljun F.

1 Kocijan I.

1 Kos I.

1 Melovski D.

1 Potocnik H.

1 Racnik J.

1 Stojanov A.

1 Zedrosser A.

1 de Gabriel Hernando M.

1 2014

1 2002

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Experience obtained from box trapping and handling wildcats in Slovenia

Distribution and genetic staus of brown bears in FYR Macedonia: implications for conservation