An evaluation of techniques for capturing and radio-collaring large grey mongooses
Techniques for capturing and radio-collaring large grey mongooses, Herpestes ichneumon are presented and evaluated. Two trapping techniques were used, a general one, applied to catch any mongoose, and a specific one, applied to recapture already known individuals in dens. With the first method, 25 m...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 1992 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repository: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/50918 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/50918 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Herpestes ichneumon large grey mongoose radio-collaring trapping |
| Summary: | Techniques for capturing and radio-collaring large grey mongooses, Herpestes ichneumon are presented and evaluated. Two trapping techniques were used, a general one, applied to catch any mongoose, and a specific one, applied to recapture already known individuals in dens. With the first method, 25 mongooses were trapped 42 times using boxtraps. Capture effort was 91 boxtrap-days per individual. With the second method, seven mongooses were trapped nine times using different procedures. Capture effort was 3,2 attempts per individual. Twenty-six mongooses were radio-collared one or more times and ear-tagged. No method of marking was useful for a long period. Mongooses frequently removed their radio-collars and ear-tags, radio- collar antennae were broken in the first month of tracking, and some mongooses suffered abrasions on the neck. A final consideration for the best method of trapping and radio-collaring is given. |
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