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Predation of invasive raccoon (Procyon lotor) on hibernating bats in the Nietoperek reserve in Poland
2020
Mammalian Biology
AbstractThe raccoon Procyon lotor is an invasive species inhabiting Europe and its impact on local populations, particularly on endangered species, is not well known. The aim of the study was to determine whether raccoons pose a threat to bats wintering in the Nietoperek nature reserve, one of the largest hibernation sites in Central Europe. In the winter of 2016–2017, 67 raccoon scats were collected in one of the main underground corridors in the reserve. It was confirmed, with the use of
doi:10.1007/s42991-020-00087-x
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