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Terry L. Blankenship
Welder Wildlife Foundation, Sinton, TX 78387, USA

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Journal article
Published: 24 May 2019 in Animals
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Global urbanization is rapidly changing the landscape for wildlife species that must learn to persist in declining wild spacing, adapt, or risk extinction. Many mesopredators have successfully exploited urban niches, and research on these species in an urban setting offers insights into the traits that facilitate their success. In this study, we examined space use and activity patterns from GPS-collared bobcats (Lynx rufus) in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Texas, USA. We found that bobcats select for natural/agricultural features, creeks, and water ways and there is greater home-range overlap in these habitats. They avoid roads and are less likely to have home-range overlap in habitats with more roads. Home-range size is relatively small and overlap relatively high, with older animals showing both greater home-range size and overlap. Simultaneous locations suggest bobcats are neither avoiding nor attracted to one another, despite the high overlap across home ranges. Finally, bobcats are active at all times of day and night. These results suggest that access to natural features and behavioral plasticity may enable bobcats to live in highly developed landscapes.

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Julie K. Young; Julie Golla; John P. Draper; Derek Broman; Terry Blankenship; Richard Heilbrun. Space Use and Movement of Urban Bobcats. Animals 2019, 9, 275 .

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Julie K. Young, Julie Golla, John P. Draper, Derek Broman, Terry Blankenship, Richard Heilbrun. Space Use and Movement of Urban Bobcats. Animals. 2019; 9 (5):275.

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Julie K. Young; Julie Golla; John P. Draper; Derek Broman; Terry Blankenship; Richard Heilbrun. 2019. "Space Use and Movement of Urban Bobcats." Animals 9, no. 5: 275.

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Published: 01 February 2012 in Preventive Veterinary Medicine
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We studied the effects of baiting on feral swine (Sus scrofa) movements and corresponding likelihood of disease spread under real and simulated culling pressure. Our objectives were to determine the proportion of feral swine that used the bait station site, and if baiting of feral swine altered areas of utilization, distances from location centroids to treatment location (control or bait station), and movement rates by survivors during culling activities. We hypothesized that the bait station would increase the sedentary nature of feral swine, thus reducing the potential for dispersal and hence disease dispersal. Our experiment was conducted between February and May 2011 on the Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation (WWF) in San Patricio County, Texas. We trapped 83 feral swine and placed GPS collars on 21 animals. We established and maintained a centralized bait station on one side of the WWF from 13 March to 27 April. We conducted population-wide culling activities, including trapping, controlled shooting, drive shooting, and aerial gunning, from 3 to 27 April and removed 143 feral swine (4.6 feral swine/km2). Areas of utilization did not differ between treatments (control or bait station). However, we found location centroids of bait station site feral swine to be closer to the treatment location than those of control site animals and daily movement rates of bait station site feral swine to be 39% greater than movement rates of control site animals. Based on our observation that only 62% of feral swine trapped in proximity to the bait station used it, we cannot recommend baiting as an alternative to fences for containing animals during culling activities. However, there is value in using bait stations to describe patterns of feral swine movements, facilitate observation, and improve efficacy when conducting removals.

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Tyler A. Campbell; David B. Long; Michael J. Lavelle; Bruce R. Leland; Terry L. Blankenship; Kurt C. VerCauteren. Impact of baiting on feral swine behavior in the presence of culling activities. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 2012, 104, 249 -257.

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Tyler A. Campbell, David B. Long, Michael J. Lavelle, Bruce R. Leland, Terry L. Blankenship, Kurt C. VerCauteren. Impact of baiting on feral swine behavior in the presence of culling activities. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 2012; 104 (3-4):249-257.

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Tyler A. Campbell; David B. Long; Michael J. Lavelle; Bruce R. Leland; Terry L. Blankenship; Kurt C. VerCauteren. 2012. "Impact of baiting on feral swine behavior in the presence of culling activities." Preventive Veterinary Medicine 104, no. 3-4: 249-257.