Similar Mammal Diversity, Different Activity Patterns in Grazed and Ungrazed Areas
Camera traps in four northern Israeli reserves found similar numbers of mammal species with and without livestock grazing.…
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Golden Jackals Ate Fruits or Seeds From 20 of 25 Woody Plant Species in Trabzon
In a 426-hectare landscape in Trabzon, Türkiye, camera traps and 21 scat samples showed that golden jackals consumed…
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Two Golden Jackals Provided the First Confirmed Record in Riyadh Province
Camera traps photographed two golden jackals in King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve, providing the first confirmed record in Riyadh…
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Bartonella Was Detected in 24.9% of Golden Jackals Sampled Across Israel
A survey of 454 golden jackals across Israel detected Bartonella DNA in 113 animals, while four Bartonella species…
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Common Voles and European Wood Mice Contacted Fox and Jackal Scat Most Often in Autumn and Winter
Camera traps in Hungary recorded six rodent taxa around red fox and golden jackal scat, with common voles…
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Golden Jackal Added to Dutch National Protection Regime
A Dutch royal decree published 10 July 2026 added golden jackal to Annex IX of the national Activities…
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Golden Jackal Abundance Increased Over 51 Years in Israel, With the Strongest Rises in Central and Northern Regions
A 51-year analysis of golden jackal abundance across Israel found a clear long-term increase, strongest in central and…
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Crithidia mellificae DNA Was Detected in Two Golden Jackals in Israel
A molecular survey of 303 golden jackal blood samples from Israel detected Crithidia mellificae DNA in two animals…
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Fourteen Uncinaria stenocephala Hookworms Were Found in One Golden Jackal From Mordovia
Fourteen Uncinaria stenocephala were recovered from one golden jackal found dead on a road in Mordovia, providing the…
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Literature-Based Models Mapped Extensive Potential Golden Jackal Habitat in Switzerland
Four literature-based habitat scenarios identified extensive potentially suitable golden jackal habitat in Switzerland, especially on the Swiss Plateau…
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Golden Jackal Diet Was Dominated by Livestock Carrion, While Jungle Cats Focused on Small Mammals
Scat analysis in Madhya Pradesh found livestock carrion contributed about 80% of estimated prey biomass in golden jackals,…
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Two Fecal Tests Had Only 11.1–56.5% Sensitivity for Golden Jackal Helminths
Two non-invasive fecal tests detected important intestinal parasites in golden jackals but had only 11.1–56.5% sensitivity compared with…
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Camera Trap Provided Xinjiang’s First Documented Photographic Golden Jackal Record
A 372-camera-day survey in Zhaosu County produced Xinjiang’s first documented photographic record of a golden jackal. The camera-trap…
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Golden Jackals Occurred Closer to People Where Wolves Were Common
Across 8,991 survey sites in 13 European countries, wolf presence was the strongest constraint on golden jackal occurrence.…
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Echinococcus multilocularis Was Detected in 5.7% of Sampled Golden Jackals Across Serbia
A Serbian survey found Echinococcus multilocularis in seven of 122 sampled golden jackals from 25 hunting grounds, including…
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Climate Best Explained Fine-Scale Genetic Connectivity in Expanding Golden Jackals
A Eurasian landscape-genomics study of 363 golden jackals found that geography dominated genetic structure at continental scale, while…
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Five Nematodes Were Detected Across Native and Invasive Carnivores in Hungary
Molecular screening of 371 carnivores in Hungary detected five nematodes across native and invasive hosts, including heartworm in…
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Skinworm Was Found in the Heart of a Golden Jackal in Northeastern Italy
A rare 2026 case from northeastern Italy found Dirofilaria repens in the heart of a golden jackal, an…
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Trichinella Infected 60% of Golden Jackals and 79% of Red Foxes in Western Romania
A 2026 survey of 134 wild canids in western Romania found Trichinella in 60.4% of golden jackals and…
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Nematode Eggs Were Found in Nine of 11 Golden Jackal Samples From Southern Poland
Poland’s first parasitological study of recently established golden jackals found nematode eggs in nine of 11 samples, but…
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