Exploring temporal activity of dholes, their prey, and competitors in East Java, Indonesia.

ABSTRACT: Dholes (Cuon alpinus) are endangered large carnivores found in scattered populations in Asia. One of the main threats to dholes is the decreasing prey availability throughout their distribution range. In the present study, we used camera trap data collected over 6 years to investigate the temporal activity patterns of dholes and their putative prey species in Baluran National Park in Java, Indonesia. We also explored the overlap in activity between dholes and the park's other remaining large carnivore the Javan leopard (Panthera pardus melas), as well as humans. Furthermore, we investigated potential differences in activity patterns between dholes in packs and dholes roaming in pairs or alone. We found a high temporal overlap between dholes and their wild ungulate prey specie

SUBMITTER: Havmoller LW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11224129 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature