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LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
卷 119, 期 -, 页码 131-135出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.07.008
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Canis lupus dingo; Epidemiology; Landscape ecology; Tapeworm; Urban wildlife; Wild dog
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- Queensland Health
- Maroochy Shire Council
- Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre
Wild carnivores are becoming increasing common in urban areas. In Australia, dingoes exist, in most large cities and towns within their extended range. However, little empirical data is available to inform dingo management or address potential dingo human conflicts during urban planning. From GPS tracking data, the nine dingoes, predominately juvenile and female, we tracked lived within 700 m of residential homes at all times and frequently crossed roads, visited backyards and traversed built-up areas. Home range sizes ranged between 0.37 km(2) and 100.32 km(2). Dingoes were mostly nocturnal, averaging 591 m/h between dusk and dawn. Juvenile and adult dingoes spent up to 19% and 72% of their time in urban habitats. Fresh scats from most areas surveyed tested positive to a variety of common zoonoses. These data suggest dingoes are capable of exploiting pen-urban areas and might contribute to human health and safety risks, the significance of which remains unknown. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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