newly registered tracks of raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) indicate the presence of resident population in the region of bolata dere (ne bulgaria)
;NIKOLAY NATCHEV
journal of vibroengineering2016Vol. 90pp. 1-3
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natchev2016zoonotesnewly
Abstract
The Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides Gray, 1834) is an invasive species
which was first recorded for the Bulgarian fauna in 1968. To date, data concerning the
distribution of the species in Bulgaria are rather scarce and often provided by non
specialists (mostly local fishermen and hunters). The present note includes information
concerning the presence of Raccoon dogs in the region of Bolata dere (NE Bulgaria). Faeces
and footprints were found in the springs of 2014 and 2015. Apparently, the predators are
resident inhabitants of the site, so that particular population could be used for field surveys
on the biology of the Raccoon dogs in Bulgaria.