Nyctereutes procyonoides records in Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve, Ukraine, ELP project

Study Extent

Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve, 2020-2021 yr.

Sampling

Species occurrences, reported here, were obtained by using 2 methods: 1. Indirect observations and records of Nyctereutes procyonoides occurrences during camera trap monitoring. Camera trap data was gathered and recorded by obtained in two ways: systematically (summer monitoring sessions with camera traps distributed randomly on the territory of CREBR) and opportunistically (during lynx monitoring sessions in autumn-winter). 2. Opportunistic fecal sampling during the field trips in 2020-2021.

Method steps

1. Collecting, sorting, and tagging systematic camera trap data (summer monitoring of large mammals and burned areas) within the Endangered Landscapes Program project “Polesia – wilderness without borders” (summer 2020-spring 2022). Collecting, sorting, and tagging opportunistic camera trap data (lynx monitoring) within the Endangered Landscapes Program project “Polesia – wilderness without borders” (autumn 2020-autumn 2022)
2. Collecting and analyzing genetic material (autumn 2020- summer 2022)
3. Preparing a dataset on species occurrence

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Mammalia
   rank: class
3. Carnivora
   rank: order
4. Canidae
   rank: family
5. Nyctereutes procyonoides
   rank: species

Ukraine, Ukrainian (Kyiv) Polissya, Northern part of Kyiv region, territory of Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve, Chornobyl Exclusion Zone