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For the first time in Europe: Phototrap captures golden jackal predation on a roe deer

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date:  09/08/2022

For the first time in Europe a predation by a golden jackal (Canis aureus) on a young roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) was captured by a phototrap positioned by Lorenzo Frangini (research fellow at the University of Udine, Italy). Shortly after the predation, the video shows a kleptoparasitism event by the wild boar (Sus scrofa) against the jackal.

Golden jackals have been reported in 33 European countries. In Switzerland, Estonia, Latvia Poland, Denmark, Lithuania, The Netherlands, France, Liechtenstein and Finland golden jackals have been recorded for the first time in the past 10 years.