Published February 10, 2022 | Version v1
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Live capture and handling of Taiwanese leopard cats_Data

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Institute of Wildlife Conservation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
  • 2. Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design, Huafan University, New Taipei City, Taiwan

Description

This data set forms the basis of a scientific open access publication in Wildlife Biology:

van der Meer E, Dullemont H, Chen WL, Chang AM, Chen CC, Pei KJC, Lai YC (2022) Live capture and handling of Taiwanese leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis): an evaluation of trap designs and capture protocol. Wildlife Biology.

It contains data on trap characteristics, leopard cat visits, domestic dog visits and bycatch for various trap designs used for the live trapping of leopard cats in Taiwan. It also includes data on leopard cat movement in the first six days after trapping and handling, based on triangulation of the signal from the VHF collars of the study animals.

 

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