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1. The Diet of Caracal, Caracal caracal, in Two Areas of the Southern Cape, South Africa as Determined by Scat Analysis

Author:
Braczkowski, Alexander; Watson, Laurence; Coulson, Damien; Lucas, John; Peiser, Barry; Rossi, Monique
Source:
South African journal of wildlife research 2012 v.42 no.2 pp. 111-116
ISSN:
0379-4369
Subject:
Caracal caracal,   etc   ; Tragelaphus; agricultural land; carnivores; coasts; conservation areas; diet; farmers; landscapes; livestock; rats; vegetation; wildlife; South Africa;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Caracal (Caracal caracal) diet in southern Africa has primarily been quantified in protected areas dominated by natural vegetation. Here we present data on the diet of caracal ranging in two coastal landscapes (George and Vleesbaai, South Africa) with considerable anthropogenic modification (pine plantation and agricultural land). In terms of the corrected frequency of occurrence (CFO), rodents do ...
DOI:
10.3957/056.042.0205

2. Space use in a South African agriculture landscape by the caracal (Caracal caracal)

Author:
Ramesh, Tharmalingam; Kalle, Riddhika; Downs, Colleen T.
Source:
European journal of wildlife research 2017 v.63 no.1 pp. 11
ISSN:
1612-4642
Subject:
Caracal caracal,   etc   ; altitude; carnivores; exposure duration; females; forests; habitats; home range; humans; irrigated farming; landscapes; livestock; males; pests; planning; plantations; prey species; rodents; wildlife; South Africa;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... Agricultural expansion has replaced many natural habitats and the landscape structure with potential benefits to certain wildlife species. Some of mesocarnivores widely use man-made habitats in agri-ecosystems that are devoid of large carnivores and often prey on livestock. We examined the space use and habitat relationships of radio-collared caracals Caracal caracal between May 2013 and December ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10344-016-1072-3

3. Genetic structure and diversity within lethally managed populations of two mesopredators in South Africa

Author:
Tensen, Laura; Drouilly, Marine; van Vuuren, Bettine Jansen
Source:
Journal of mammalogy 2018 v.99 no.6 pp. 1411-1421
ISSN:
1545-1542
Subject:
Caracal caracal,   etc   ; Canis mesomelas; demography; farms; genetic markers; genetic variation; inbreeding; jackals; landscapes; livestock; long term effects; mitochondria; monitoring; population dynamics; predators; wildlife; South Africa;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Jackals (Canis mesomelas) and caracals (Caracal caracal) are considered major predators of small livestock on farms across South Africa, with both species being subjected to lethal control. Lethal management (i.e., culling) can result in differential responses in the population dynamics and demography of mesopredators. We examined the potential impacts that high population turnover, due to lethal ...
DOI:
10.1093/jmammal/gyy127

4. Widespread anticoagulant poison exposure in predators in a rapidly growing South African city

Author:
Serieys, Laurel E.K.; Bishop, Jacqueline; Okes, Nicola; Broadfield, Joleen; Winterton, Deborah Jean; Poppenga, Robert H.; Viljoen, Storme; Wayne, Robert K.; O'Riain, M. Justin
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.666 pp. 581-590
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Caracal caracal,   etc   ; Aonyx capensis; Bubo; Genetta tigrina; Herpestidae; Mellivora capensis; anticoagulants; bioaccumulation; biodiversity; blood; forage; habitat destruction; invertebrates; issues and policy; linear models; liver; predators; risk factors; rodenticides; toxicity; trophic levels; vines; vineyards; wildlife; wildlife habitats; South Africa;     Show all 26 Subjects
Abstract:
... Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) are used worldwide to control rodent populations. ARs bioaccumulate across trophic levels and threaten non-target wildlife. We investigated the prevalence of AR exposure in seven predator species in the rapidly developing Greater Cape Town region of South Africa – a mosaic of natural, urban, and agricultural areas within a global biodiversity hotspot. We focused sa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.122

5. High Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in an Urban Caracal (Caracal caracal) Population in South Africa

Author:
Serieys, Laurel E. K.; Hammond-Aryee, Kenneth; Bishop, Jacqueline; Broadfield, Joleen; O'Riain, M. Justin; van Helden, Paul D.
Source:
Journal of wildlife diseases 2019 v.55 no.4 pp. 951-953
ISSN:
0090-3558
Subject:
Caracal caracal,   etc   ; Toxoplasma gondii; antibodies; cats; feral animals; humans; pathogens; seroprevalence; sympatry; toxoplasmosis; wildlife; South Africa;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... We investigated Toxoplasmosis gondii antibody seroprevalence in free-ranging caracals (Caracal caracal) in Cape Town, South Africa, from 2014 to 2017. Seropositivity was 83% (24/ 29), which is substantially higher than that detected in sympatric feral domestic cat (Felis catus) populations. The impact of this pathogen on local human and wildlife communities may be of concern. ...
DOI:
10.7589/2018-09-229