Article: Study findings from Technical University of Dresden broaden understanding of wildlife biology.

"During October 1999 - October 2003, we monitored 26 adult raccoon dogs Nyctereutes procyonoides using radio-telemetry in an area of Germany which has been Occupied by this invasive alien species since the early 1990s. No adult animals dispersed from the area during the study period and home ranges tended to be used for several years, probably for life," scientists in Germany report.

"The average annual home-range size, calculated using 95% fixed kernel, was 382.2 ha +/- 297.4 SD for females (N = 30 seasonal home ranges) and 352.4 ha +/- 313.3 for males (N = 32 seasonal home ranges). Paired raccoon dogs had home ranges of similar size (P = 0.203), with pairs ...

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