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Titre :	Raccoon Dog Nyctereutes procyonoides as a predator on ground nesting birds? - Some results from Brandenburg.
Auteurs :	Astrid Sutor, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Vogelwelt (Die) (126(4) 2005)
Article en page(s) :	376-378
Résumé :	In southern Brandenburg, Germany, data on Raccoon Dog have been collected within the scope of a doctoral thesis at the Technical University Munich from 2001 to 2004. The study focussed on the investigation of habitat use and activity patterns by radio telemetry in a core area of 60 km(2) and the examination of hunted Raccoon Dogs for infestation with rabies, mange and Echinicoccus multilocularis in three districts surrounding the study area (total area size 3000 km(2)). Furthermore, age and fertility determination as well as diet composition have been analysed. In 70 Raccoon Dog stomachs from the period March to September, only 4.8% contained birds (passerine bird egg shells and Skylark nestlings, one young Thrush). During summer, the vegetarian share of the diet is estimated at 30-40%. Altogether, the Raccoon Dog is to be characterised rather as a gleaner than as an active hunter. Because of the species' omnivorous way of life and habitat use (preferring the vicinity of inland waters) a predation impact on ground-nesting birds especially in wetlands (ducks, waders) can not be excluded.

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