Current status, distribution, and conservation of brown bear (Ursidae) and wild canids (gray wolf, golden jackal, and red fox; Canidae) in Turkey
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2016
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Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Turkey has viable populations of many carnivore species of the Western Palearctic. Among those, ursids and canids are represented by brown bear (Ursus arctos) and 3 canid species, gray wolf (Canis lupus), golden jackal (Canis aureus), and red fox (Vulpes vulpes), respectively. Those species occur in major ecosystems of Turkey and experience a wide range of threats, and they are at the center of human-wildlife conflicts. However, due to a limited number of studies about their ecology and taxonomy, their current distributions, population sizes, and statuses are vague. In this study, we document the 4 species' known data in terms of distribution range, population biology, phylogeography, threats and conflicts with people, and National Red List status in Turkey by reviewing the recent literature and national news about carnivores, data collection in field surveys, and interviews with local people, personnel of the Ministry of Forestry, and hunters in more than 50 provinces. Additionally, we also provide information about rabies cases in consideration with carnivore conservation. We finally recommend further studies to fill information gaps for wildlife conservation and management based on scientific evidence.
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Ambarli, Huseyin/0000-0003-4336-9417
WOS: 000393615100013
WOS: 000393615100013
Anahtar Kelimeler
Canis, Ursus, Vulpes, IUCN, status, Red List, conservation, human-wildlife conflict, rabies
Kaynak
Turkish Journal Of Zoology
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Q3
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Q3
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40
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6
