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1. Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in wild felids of South Africa

Author:
Di Cesare, Angela; Laiacona, Francesca; Iorio, Raffaella; Marangi, Marianna; Menegotto, Alessia
Source:
Parasitology research 2016 v.115 no.10 pp. 3731-3735
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Caracal caracal,   etc   ; Aelurostrongylus; Felis; Panthera leo; cats; conservation areas; epidemiology; feces; geographical distribution; hosts; lungworms; parasitoses; wild animals; South Africa;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... The increasing interest on respiratory nematodes of domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) has recently stimulated several studies on their epidemiology and geographic distribution. At the same time, there are still important gaps in our knowledge of the infections caused by respiratory nematodes in wild felids. The present study investigated the occurrence of pulmonary parasites in wild hosts hou ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-016-5134-y

2. Convergence and divergence in prey of sympatric canids and felids: opportunism or phylogenetic constraint?

Author:
Kok, O. B.; Nel, J. A. J.
Source:
Biological journal of the Linnean Society 2004 v.83 no.4 pp. 527-538
ISSN:
0024-4066
Subject:
Caracal caracal,   etc   ; Canis mesomelas; Felis silvestris; Vulpes; carnivores; diet study techniques; foxes; invertebrates; phylogeny; stomach; sympatry; South Africa;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Since the canids and felids diverged in the mid-Eocene or earlier, each family has developed a suite of morphological and behavioural adaptations for obtaining and consuming prey. We here distinguish between prey taxa captured and eaten as a result of these phylogenetic adaptations, and those because they are fortuitously encountered, and argue that such supplementary prey, often opportunistica ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00409.x

3. Culling recolonizing mesopredators increases livestock losses: Evidence from the South African Karoo

Author:
Nattrass, Nicoli; Conradie, Beatrice; Stephens, Jed; Drouilly, Marine
Source:
Ambio 2020 v.49 no.6 pp. 1222-1231
ISSN:
0044-7447
Subject:
Caracal caracal,   etc   ; Canis mesomelas; data analysis; employment; farm labor; farmers; farms; landscapes; livestock and meat industry; risk factors; sheep; socioeconomics; surveys; South Africa;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Populations of adaptable mesopredators are expanding globally where passive rewilding and natural recolonization are taking place, increasing the risk of conflict with remaining livestock farmers. We analysed data from two social surveys of farmers in the Karoo, South Africa, where black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) and caracals (Caracal caracal) have re-emerged as a threat to sheep farms in t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13280-019-01260-4
PubMed:
31679108
PubMed Central:
PMC7128017

4. Cystine urolithiasis in a caracal (caracal caracal)

Author:
Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; van der Watt, George Frederick; Reyers, Fred
Source:
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2012 v.43 no.3 pp. 649-651
ISSN:
1042-7260
Subject:
Caracal caracal,   etc   ; alanine; animals; blood; creatinine; cystine; excretion; gas chromatography; lysine; males; mass spectrometry; ornithine; ultrasonics; urine; urolithiasis; zoos; South Africa;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... In July 2009, a 14-yr-old male caracal (Caracal caracal) at the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa was found, on abdominal ultrasound, to have a single large cystolith. The cystolith was removed, and the composition was determined to be 100% cystine. Blood and urine samples were also collected from three other apparently healthy caracals at the zoo and were submitted, together with the sa ...
DOI:
10.1638/2011-0236R1.1

5. 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

6. 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

7. Large-scale distribution patterns of carnivores in northern South Africa: implications for conservation and monitoring

Author:
Thorn, Michelle; Green, Matthew; Keith, Mark; Marnewick, Kelly; Bateman, Philip W.; Cameron, Elissa Z.; Scott, Dawn M.
Source:
Oryx 2011 v.45 no.4 pp. 579-586
ISSN:
1365-3008
Subject:
Caracal caracal,   etc   ; Acinonyx jubatus; Canis; Hyaena hyaena; Panthera pardus; camera trapping; carnivores; extinction; interviews; jackals; land use; questionnaires; rapid methods; risk; surveys; South Africa;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Accurate assessment of carnivore population status is frequently hindered by insufficient distribution data. For northern South Africa we address this deficit by mapping new records from landscape-scale sign surveys, questionnaire interviews, problem animal records and camera trapping. The black-backed jackal Canis mesomelas and caracal Caracal caracal remain common and widespread. Ranges of the s ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0030605311000123

8. Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in caracals (Caracal caracal) living in human-modified landscapes of South Africa

Author:
Viljoen, Storme; O’Riain, M. Justin; Penzhorn, Barend L.; Drouilly, Marine; Serieys, Laurel E. K.; Cristescu, Bogdan; Teichman, Kristine J.; Bishop, Jacqueline M.
Source:
Parasites & vectors 2020 v.13 no.1 pp. 220
ISSN:
1756-3305
Subject:
Caracal caracal,   etc   ; Anaplasma; Babesia; Haemaphysalis; Hepatozoon felis; bacteria; blood sampling; carnivores; disease vectors; dogs; domestic animals; genes; hosts; humans; infectious diseases; landscapes; mixed infection; pathogens; phylogeny; rangelands; ribosomal RNA; sequence analysis; ticks; urban areas; wild animals; South Africa;     Show all 26 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Wild carnivores living alongside humans and domestic animals are vulnerable to changes in the infectious disease dynamics in their populations. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence and diversity of selected tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) of veterinary and/or zoonotic concern in wild populations of caracals (Caracal caracal) occurring in human-modified landscapes in Sout ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13071-020-04075-5
PubMed:
32354342
PubMed Central:
PMC7191760

9. Novel predators and anthropogenic disturbance influence spatio-temporal distribution of forest antelope species

Author:
Ehlers Smith, Yvette C.; Ehlers Smith, David A.; Ramesh, Tharmalingam; Downs, Colleen T.
Source:
Behavioural processes 2019 v.159 pp. 9-22
ISSN:
0376-6357
Subject:
Caracal caracal,   etc   ; Canis mesomelas; Cephalophus; Grimmia; Philantomba monticola; Tragelaphus; antelopes; anthropogenic activities; cameras; diurnal activity; dogs; forests; habitat destruction; habitat fragmentation; humans; land use; models; nocturnal activity; planning; predators; spatial distribution; statistics; sympatry; urbanization; Indian Ocean; South Africa;     Show all 26 Subjects
Abstract:
... Understanding the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on species’ behaviour is crucial for conservation planning, considering the extent of habitat loss. We investigated the influence of anthropogenic disturbances including agriculture, urbanisation, protected areas, and the presence of novel predators, on the temporal and spatial behaviour of sympatric forest antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus, Phil ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.beproc.2018.12.005

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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